{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-44","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-10-44","heading":"Mental illness hold--Release.","body":"Notwithstanding § 25-10-40, if the police officer or sheriff believes that the domestic abuse perpetrator has a severe mental illness that makes the person an imminent danger to self or others, the officer or sheriff may initiate a mental illness hold under § 27A-10-3 and transport the person to an appropriate regional facility as described in that section and in accordance with the provisions set forth in title 27A. This section is not a substitution for an arrest under the provisions of this chapter, and the person shall be released only to the custody of law enforcement or a law enforcement agency if the mental illness hold is released.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-10. PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-10-44","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b690cefdd2e6f2a3efbf60abc2c8f3026559f126863015736bdb812fd65cd7c1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-43","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}