S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-32.8

Burden of proving competence

Last amended: 2013Year: 2025Length: 40 wordsOfficial source
If the juvenile, state, or court asserts that a juvenile is not competent to proceed, the state has the burden of proving the competence of the juvenile by a preponderance of the evidence. Source: SL 2013, ch 121, § 8.
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