{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-403","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-5-403","heading":"Annual report--Guardian of protected person--When filed.","body":"A guardian of a protected person shall file a report with the court within sixty days following the first anniversary of the appointment and:\n(1) At least annually thereafter;\n(2) When the court orders additional reports to be filed;\n(3) When the guardian resigns or is removed; and\n(4) When the guardianship is terminated unless the court determines that there is then no need therefor.\nA guardian may elect to file a periodic report on a calendar-year basis. However, in no event may such a report cover a period of more than one year. A calendar-year report shall be filed with the court no later than April fifteenth of the succeeding year.\nA report shall briefly state:\n(1) The current mental, physical and social condition of the protected person;\n(2) The living arrangements during the reporting period;\n(3) The medical, educational, vocational and other professional services provided to the protected person and the guardian's opinion as to the adequacy of the protected person's care;\n(4) A summary of the guardian's visits with and activities on the protected person's behalf;\n(5) If the protected person is institutionalized, whether the guardian agrees with the current treatment or habilitation plan;\n(6) A recommendation as to the need for continued guardianship and any recommended changes in the scope of the guardianship;\n(7) Any other information requested by the court or useful in the opinion of the guardian;\n(8) The compensation requested and the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the guardian; and\n(9) The date on which the guardian completed the training curricula required pursuant to § 29A-5-119.\nA guardian shall mail a copy of the report to the individuals and entities specified in § 29A-5-410 no later than fourteen days following its filing.\nWithin sixty days of the filing of the annual report, any interested person may request a hearing on the report. The court may order the guardian to attend the hearing on the report on the court's own motion or on the petition of any interested person. A report of the guardian may be incorporated into and made a part of the accounting of the conservator if the same individual holds both appointments.\nSource: SL 1993, ch 213, § 46; SL 1994, ch 233, § 3; SDCL 30-36-46; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181; SL 2021, ch 121, § 3; SL 2023, ch 95, § 3.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-5. SOUTH DAKOTA GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-5-403","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"3388b2b737fdbeba637c69230e6917e45c86cf5458a9d707e71df759610b169c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-402","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}