No costs or fees may be assessed against any abused or neglected child but may be assessed against the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian or other responsible party. Costs and fees permitted by law may be assessed or taxed against any child adjudicated to be a child in need of supervision or a delinquent child and against the child’s parents, guardian, custodian, or other responsible party.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-4

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0329; SL 1984, ch 12, § 28; SL 1991, ch 217, § 3B; SDCL, § 26-7-2.