S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-36

Hearings closed unless court compelled otherwise--Exceptions

Last amended: 1996Year: 2025Length: 122 wordsOfficial source
All hearings in actions under this chapter and chapter 26-8A , 26-8B , or 26-8C are closed unless the court finds compelling reasons to require otherwise. However, all pleadings and hearings shall be open and a matter of public record if a juvenile is summoned into court for an offense which if committed by an adult would constitute a crime of violence as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(9) or a crime involving a drug offense in violation of § 22-42-2 or 22-42-3 , and at the time of the offense the juvenile was sixteen years of age or older. Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0327; SL 1968, ch 164, § 16; SL 1991, ch 217, § 45B; SDCL, § 26-8-32; SL 1996, ch 174.
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