SDCL § 26-11A-23: Use of restraints prohibited--Exceptions--"Restraints" defined.

No agent or employee of the Department of Corrections may use or employ restraints upon a juvenile committed to the Department of Corrections except:

(1) To prevent imminent bodily harm;

(2) As a precaution against escape or to prevent an escape;

(3) To prevent imminent property damages; or

(4) When reasonable under emergency circumstances.

For purposes of this section, restraints are handcuffs, legcuffs, restraint belts, and tethers made of fabric, metal, plastic, or leather; restraint boards, restraint chairs, swaddle beds, and mechanisms to secure cuffs to a bed, restraint board, or chair.