{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-39","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-6-39","heading":"State may not take adverse action against child-placement agency acting on basis of sincere written religious policy.","body":"The state may not discriminate or take any adverse action against a child-placement agency or an organization seeking to become a child-placement agency on the basis, wholly or partly, that the child-placement agency has declined or will decline to provide any service that conflicts with, or provide any service under circumstances that conflict with the agency's written sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction of the child-placement agency.\nThe state may not enter into a contract that is inconsistent with, would in any way interfere with, or would in any way require an organization to surrender any right created in §§ 26-6-36 to 26-6-50, inclusive.","path":["TITLE 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-6. CHILDREN'S HOMES AND WELFARE AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-6-39","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"36ded47423790134e78f0f57b8454564e7cc9341d142fb75961829c7a1760588","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-38","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-6-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}