<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-46-7 - Report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047788Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047788SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047788CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047788Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047788DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047788000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047788SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047788SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047788Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-46-7"><span class="s2047788SENU">22-46-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047788SENU">. </span><span class="s2047788CL">Report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047788Normal-000000"><span class="s2047788DefaultParagraphFont">A report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation under this chapter may be made orally or in writing to the state's attorney of the county in which the elder or disabled adult resides or is present, to the Department of Human Services, or to the law enforcement officer. The state's attorney or law enforcement officer, upon receiving a report, shall immediately notify the Department of Human Services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047788Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047788000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047788Normal"><span class="s2047788SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047788SCL-000002"> SL 2007, ch 147, § 5; SL 2017, ch 230 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=17-1"><span class="s2047788SCL-000002">17-1</span></a><span class="s2047788SCL-000002">), § 23, eff. Apr. 13, 2017.</span></p></div></body></html>