{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-7a-32.8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-7A-32.8","heading":"Burden of proving competence.","body":"If the juvenile, state, or court asserts that a juvenile is not competent to proceed, the state has the burden of proving the competence of the juvenile by a preponderance of the evidence.","path":["TITLE 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-7A. JUVENILE COURT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-7A-32.8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"d5e7625770d2a1260fe42938c7db9e0398c0210d4e617871ce648009c5d770b0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-7a-32.7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-7a-32.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}