{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-6-1","heading":"Agencies and institutions defined as child welfare agencies--Department of Social Services.","body":"Any agency or institution maintained by a municipality or county, or any agency or institution maintained by a person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, association, or organization to receive children for care and maintenance or for placement in a family home, or that provides care for mothers and their children, is considered to be a child welfare agency. The Department of Social Services is a child welfare agency.","path":["TITLE 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-6. CHILDREN'S HOMES AND WELFARE AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-6-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"79bf2203f099cc3fd5569d4723619f17a1b52df152c5b38cbfafc1abbbb9aed0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-405","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}