Any person found guilty under this chapter of contributory abuse or contributory neglect may be required to furnish a good and sufficient bond to the state in such penal sum as the court shall determine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, conditioned for the payment of such amount as the court may order, not exceeding seventyfive dollars per month, for the support, care, and maintenance of the child to whose abuse or neglect such person has contributed, such sum to be expended under the directions and orders of the court for the purposes mentioned. Such bond may be forfeited upon a failure to comply with any conditions as well as upon the failure to pay any amount required for the maintenance of such child.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-9-15

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0403; SL 1965, ch 177; SL 1993, ch 206, § 7.