{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-8-10","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 27A-8-10","heading":"Immediate discharge of adult voluntary patient after notice of intent to terminate.","body":"Except as is provided in § 27A-8-10.1, a voluntary patient eighteen years of age or over has the right to immediate discharge upon written notice of his intention to terminate inpatient treatment. Upon informing a staff member of the inpatient psychiatric facility of the intention to terminate inpatient treatment, the facility shall promptly supply the patient with the required written form.\nSource: SL 1975, ch 181, § 38; SDCL Supp, § 27-4-13.2; SL 1991, ch 220, § 56.","path":["TITLE 27A. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS","CHAPTER 27A-8. VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/27A-8-10","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"cab89c9a50e8ed30cb5ab00552383c90b8ad57f6edf12d1028241416a1cb579b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-8-1.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-8-10.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}