South Dakota Codified Laws 21-65-4. Rights of vulnerable adult in action brought by substitute petitioner
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If a substitute petitioner files a petition pursuant to § 21-65-2 on behalf of a vulnerable adult, the vulnerable adult retains the right to all of the following:
(1) To contact and retain counsel;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-65-4
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) To have access to personal records;
(3) To file objections to the protection order;
(4) To request a hearing on the petition; and
(5) To present evidence and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.
Source: SL 2016, ch 120, § 6.