South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-50. Apprehension of child on warrant–Promise of parent, guardian, or custodian to produce child at hearing
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If a warrant is issued for any child whose presence is required by the court, any law enforcement officer may take the child into custody and bring the child before the court. In lieu of taking custody of the child, the court or any officer processing the warrant may accept the verbal or written promise of the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian served with the summons to be personally responsible for bringing the child before the court as required by the summons or the warrant or at any other time to which the hearing has been adjourned or continued as determined by the court.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-50
- 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.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- 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: SDC 1939, § 43.0309; SL 1968, ch 164, § 7; SL 1991, ch 217, § 62B; SDCL, § 26-8-19.