{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-7a-10","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-7A-10","heading":"Preliminary investigation by state's attorney--Authorized procedure on basis of investigation.","body":"If a state's attorney is informed by a law enforcement officer or any other person that a child is, or appears to be, within the purview of this chapter and chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C, the state's attorney shall make a preliminary investigation to determine whether further action shall be taken. On the basis of the preliminary investigation, the state's attorney may:\n(1) Decide that no further action is required;\n(2) If the report relates to an apparent abused or neglected child and if additional information is required, refer the matter to the Department of Social Services for further investigation and recommendations;\n(3) If the report relates to a juvenile cited violation, proceed on the citation;\n(4) If the report relates to an apparent child in need of supervision, an apparent delinquent child, or a juvenile cited violation, refer the matter to a court services officer for any informal adjustment to the supervision of the court that is practicable without a petition or refer the matter to a court-approved juvenile diversion program for any informal action outside the court system that is practicable without the filing of a petition; or\n(5) File a petition to commence appropriate proceedings in any case that the youth does not meet the criteria provided in § 26-7A-11.1.","path":["TITLE 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-7A. JUVENILE COURT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-7A-10","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"26640d3ab27b53ee99ed210e3e7d88c705863f163924926d5a20d50c0db5450f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-7a-9","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-7a-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}