South Dakota Codified Laws 15-5A-6. Juvenile proceedings
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At the discretion of the court, interactive audiovisual devices may be used to conduct detention, advisory, status, admissions, change of plea, dispositional and review hearings in juvenile court. Judges may, in their discretion, require legal counsel or, if proceeding pro se, a parent or legal guardian, to be physically present in the same location with a juvenile who is appearing by means of interactive audiovisual device.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-5A-6
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
Source: SL 2007, ch 301 (Supreme Court Rule 06-69), eff. Jan. 1, 2007.