{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20a-70.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-20A-70.2","heading":"Documents to be sealed--State access to documents--Information not to be used in certain prosecutions.","body":"Any application for emergency detainment, petition for commitment, application for commitment, order for a court-appointed examination, or written report to the circuit court must be sealed and may not be used for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of chapter 22-42 and chapter 22-42A against the person being committed. Any law enforcement official or prosecuting attorney may petition the circuit court to examine these documents, and the court may allow such examination upon a showing that the purpose of the examination is not to investigate a violation of chapter 22-42 or chapter 22-42A against the person being committed. Any information obtained from the examination of the application for emergency detainment, petition for commitment, application for commitment, order for a court-appointed examination, or written report to the circuit court may not be used against the person being committed in any prosecution for a violation of chapter 22-42 or chapter 22-42A.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-20A. TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-20A-70.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"495e3b95b79890a611e9e9347b288513f31dd38b13beb8b81c58ac76ef4bf056","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20a-70.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20a-70.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}