South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 26 > Chapter 13 – Interstate Compact On Placement of Children


§ 26-13-1	Compact continued–Text
§ 26-13-2	Department as authority to concur in placement of children
§ 26-13-3	Department as agency for supervision of children placed
§ 26-13-4	Executive authority–Administration of compact
§ 26-13-5	Financial responsibility for child placement
§ 26-13-6	Supplementary agreements with other states–Approval by commissioner of finance
§ 26-13-8	Placement of child in another state–Retention of jurisdiction by court

Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
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.
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.
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.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
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