Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 26-1-1, 26-6-6.1, and 26-7A-101, a child welfare agency and the Department of Corrections may provide foster care for a person over the age of majority but less than twenty-one years of age if the person is under the continuing juvenile jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-6-35

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2007, ch 163, § 1.