By July 1, 2016, the Unified Judicial System shall prescribe standard forms to be used by a vulnerable adult or substitute petitioner seeking a protection order by proceeding pro se in an action pursuant to this chapter.

The clerk of the circuit court shall furnish the required forms to any person seeking a protection order through pro se proceedings pursuant to this chapter.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-65-5

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • 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 2016, ch 120, § 7.