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State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-THIRD
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 1998 |
| 804B0725 |
HOUSE BILL
NO.
1257
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| Introduced by: Representatives Eccarius, Brown (Jarvis), Duenwald, Duniphan, Fitzgerald, Gabriel, Hagen, Madden, Peterson (Bill), Smidt, Van Gerpen, and Volesky and Senators Everist and Staggers |
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions related to emergency
commitment for drug or alcohol treatment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 34-20A-63 be amended to read as follows:
34-20A-63. An intoxicated person who:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 34-20A-63 be amended to read as follows:
34-20A-63. An intoxicated person who:
(1)
Has threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm on himself
or herself
or on
another or is likely to inflict physical harm on another unless committed; or
(2)
Is incapacitated by the effects of alcohol or drugs;
or
(3) Is pregnant and abusing alcohol or drugs;
may be committed to an approved treatment facility for emergency treatment. A refusal to
undergo treatment does not constitute evidence of lack of judgment as to the need for treatment.
750 copies of this document were printed by the South Dakota
Legislative Research Council at a cost of $.016 per page. . Insertions into existing statutes are indicated by underscores.
Deletions from existing statutes are indicated byoverstrikes.
Legislative Research Council at a cost of $.016 per page. . Insertions into existing statutes are indicated by underscores.
Deletions from existing statutes are indicated by
