{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-5.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-10-5.2","heading":"Restrictions on issuance of mutual orders for protection against abuse.","body":"No court may, pursuant to the provisions of § 25-10-5, issue a mutual order enjoining both petitioner and respondent from committing acts of domestic abuse unless:\n(1) Both the petitioner and the respondent personally appear;\n(2) The respondent alleges, under oath, the existence of domestic abuse by stating the specific facts and circumstances of the domestic abuse;\n(3) The court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that domestic abuse has taken place.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-10. PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-10-5.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6672d7338bf74a481a0ff9062642d240b9f0ad45b5b60bb5d8317389baff12d0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-5.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-5.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}