SDCL § 27B-1-14: Purpose.

The purposes of this title are to enhance environments and provide supports to enable persons with developmental disabilities to achieve and maintain physical well-being, personal and professional satisfaction, participation as community members, and safety from abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and to promote and safeguard the human dignity, constitutional and statutory rights, social well-being, and general welfare of all persons with developmental disabilities in the state.

Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 2.