SDCL § 27B-3-48: Notice to law enforcement officers of absence of resident without authority--Detention and return to facility.

The South Dakota Developmental Center shall notify the Spink County sheriff and state radio communications of any unauthorized absence from the facility. Any law enforcement officer knowing the whereabouts of any person absent from the facility shall detain the absent person and immediately notify both the South Dakota Developmental Center and the Spink County sheriff. The South Dakota Developmental Center shall arrange for the return of the person with a developmental disability to the facility within forty- eight hours thereafter.

Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 50.