{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-10-22","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 27A-10-22","heading":"Discretion of law enforcement officer to arrest--Priority given to placement.","body":"The provisions of § 27A-10-21 do not limit the law enforcement officer's discretion in arresting a person for a criminal offense. However, the law enforcement officer shall give priority to placing a severely mentally ill person who has also committed a misdemeanor offense in a mental health facility and a person intoxicated or incapacitated by the effects of alcohol or drugs, as defined by § 34-20A-2, who has also committed a misdemeanor offense in a detoxification facility.\nSource: SL 2010, ch 142, § 2.","path":["TITLE 27A. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS","CHAPTER 27A-10. EMERGENCY COMMITMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/27A-10-22","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"7881c8a19cbe55def023101f76ca17cbbb99f8edc1ad1184a18d10f66d5da2c4","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-10-21","next":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-10-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}