<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 22-46-9 - Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047790Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2047790SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047790CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047790Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2047790DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047790Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2047790Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2047790000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047790SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047790SCL-000004 { 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="s2047790Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-46-9"><span class="s2047790SENU">22-46-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047790SENU">. </span><span class="s2047790CL">Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal-000000"><span class="s2047790DefaultParagraphFont">Any:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal-000001"><span class="s2047790DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Physician, dentist, doctor of osteopathy, chiropractor, optometrist, podiatrist, religious healing practitioner, hospital intern or resident, nurse, paramedic, emergency medical technician, social worker, or any health care professional;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal-000001"><span class="s2047790DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Psychologist, licensed mental health professional, or counselor engaged in professional counseling; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047790DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    State, county, or municipal criminal justice employee or law enforcement officer; </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal"><span class="s2047790DefaultParagraphFont">who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that an elder or adult with a disability has been or is being abused, neglected, or exploited, shall, within twenty-four hours, report such knowledge or suspicion orally or in writing to the state's attorney of the county in which the elder or adult with a disability resides or is present, to the Department of Human Services, or to a law enforcement officer. Any person who knowingly fails to make the required report is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal-000002"><span class="s2047790DefaultParagraphFont">A person described in this section is not required to report the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elder or adult with a disability if the person knows that another person has already reported to a proper agency the same abuse, neglect, or exploitation that would have been the basis of the person's own report.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047790000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047790Normal"><span class="s2047790SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047790SCL-000004"> SL 2011, ch 119, § 1; SL 2016, ch 120, § 22; SL 2016, ch 128, § 1; 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="s2047790SCL-000004">17-1</span></a><span class="s2047790SCL-000004">), § 24, eff. Apr. 13, 2017.</span></p></div></body></html>