<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 23A-46-1 - Conduct of psychiatric or psychological examination--Appointment of examiners--Additional examiners--Commitment for examination. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049248Normal { 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.s2049248SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049248CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049248Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-46-1"><span class="s2049248SENU">23A-46-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248SENU">. </span><span class="s2049248CL">Conduct of psychiatric or psychological examination--Appointment of examiners--Additional examiners--Commitment for examination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">A psychiatric or psychological examination ordered pursuant to this chapter, §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-10A-3"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-10A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-10A-4.2"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-10A-4.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-26-12"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-26-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-26-12.6"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-26-12.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-42"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-46"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-46</span></a><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, shall be conducted by:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000001"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A licensed or certified psychiatrist;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000001"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A licensed clinical psychologist;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000001"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    A certified social worker licensed for private independent practice with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting and with training on how to conduct and score competency evaluations;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000001"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    A certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist with current psychiatric certification and with training on how to conduct and score competency evaluations;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000001"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    A licensed professional counselor-mental health with training on how to conduct and score competency evaluations; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000001"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    If the court finds it appropriate, by more than one examiner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">Each examiner shall be designated by the court, except that if the examination is ordered under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-43"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-43</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-46-9"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-46-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, upon the request of the defendant an additional examiner may be selected by the defendant. For the purposes of an examination pursuant to an order under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-10-4"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-10-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-10A-3"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-10A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-26-12.1"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-26-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-43"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-43</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-46-9"><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">23A-46-9</span></a><span class="s2049248DefaultParagraphFont">, the court may commit the person to be examined for a reasonable period to the custody of a suitable facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049248Normal"><span class="s2049248SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049248SCL-000004"> SL 1985, ch 192, § 30; SL 2017, ch 109, § 18.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 23A-46-1 - Conduct of psychiatric or psychological examination--Appointment of examiners--Additional examiners--Commitment for examination. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049249Normal { 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.s2049249SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049249CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049249Normal-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.s2049249DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049249000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049249SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049249SCL-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="s2049249Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-46-1.1"><span class="s2049249SENU">23A-46-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049249SENU">. </span><span class="s2049249CL">List of professionals qualified to conduct evaluations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049249Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049249DefaultParagraphFont">The licensing board of each professional listed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-46-1"><span class="s2049249DefaultParagraphFont">23A-46-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049249DefaultParagraphFont"> shall maintain a list of each professional licensed under their authority qualified to conduct competency evaluations. The Department of Social Services shall maintain a list of those evaluators for use by the courts in coordination with Department of Health, as needed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049249Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049249000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049249Normal"><span class="s2049249SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049249SCL-000002"> SL 2017, ch 109, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html>