No adjudication, disposition, or evidence given in any proceedings under this chapter or chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C is admissible against a child in any criminal, civil, or other proceeding, except in subsequent proceedings under this chapter and related chapter 26-8C regarding the delinquency of the same child and in subsequent criminal proceedings concerning the same child for sentencing purposes.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-106

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 43.0301, 43.0327; SL 1968, ch 164, § 16; SL 1978, ch 192, § 1; SL 1991, ch 217, § 102B; SDCL, § 26-8-57.