The findings, order, or judgment of a board of mental illness may not affect any guardianship proceeding instituted before or after such findings, order, or judgment by any court having jurisdiction in such cases, excepting that the provisions of this title shall control the custody, treatment, care, and other regulation and rights of an involuntarily committed person.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 27A-11A-27

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 30.0109; SDCL, § 27-7-21; SL 1975, ch 181, § 99; SL 1991, ch 220, § 164; SDCL, § 27A-9-27.