{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-65-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-65-4","heading":"Rights of vulnerable adult in action brought by substitute petitioner.","body":"If a substitute petitioner files a petition pursuant to § 21-65-2 on behalf of a vulnerable adult, the vulnerable adult retains the right to all of the following:\n(1) To contact and retain counsel;\n(2) To have access to personal records;\n(3) To file objections to the protection order;\n(4) To request a hearing on the petition; and\n(5) To present evidence and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-65. PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-65-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d7c2a12b832329ab01fe11dd05c9eb3cfe44422a33e8dd1d283f7f36eee16586","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-65-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-65-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}