SDCL § 25-5A-34: Surrender of newborn--Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS
- CHAPTER 25-5A. VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RELATIONS
For the purposes of §§ 25-5A-27 to 25-5A-35, inclusive, the following terms mean:
(1) "Emergency services provider":
(a) An ambulance service licensed in accordance with chapter 34-11;
(b) A fire department;
(c) A health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12; or
(d) A law enforcement agency; and
(2) "Newborn," a child who appears to be sixty days of age or younger.
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