South Dakota Codified Laws 26-6-38. Child-placement agency not required to provide service that conflicts with sincere written religious policy
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No child-placement agency may be required to provide any service that conflicts with, or provide any service under circumstances that conflict with any sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction of the child-placement agency that shall be contained in a written policy, statement of faith, or other document adhered to by a child-placement agency.
If a child-placement agency declines to provide any services, the child-placement agency shall provide in writing information advising the applicant of the Department of Social Services website and a list of licensed child-placement agencies with contact information.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-6-38
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 2017, ch 114, § 3.