South Dakota Codified Laws 23-3-39.8. Policies on response to domestic abuse situations
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Each law enforcement agency shall adopt and implement written policies on its response to domestic abuse situations. The policies shall include standards of a felony, misdemeanor, and citizen’s arrest; verification and enforcement of restraining and stay away orders; cite and release policies; emergency assistance to victims including medical care, transportation to shelter, and police standbys for removing personal property; assistance to victims in pursuing criminal prosecution; notification to victims of their rights; and incident report writing.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23-3-39.8
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1994, ch 171, § 3.