South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-51. Failure to produce child at hearing as contempt
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If any parent, guardian, or custodian of a child makes a verbal or written promise to bring the child before the court as authorized by § 26-7A-50 and, without reasonable cause, fails to do so, that person or party may be proceeded against for civil contempt.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-51
- 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.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- 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: SDC 1939, § 43.0309; SL 1968, ch 164, § 7; SL 1991, ch 217, § 63B; SDCL, § 26-8-20.