<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 24-2-32 - Involuntary treatment with psychotropic medication for severe mental illness. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049396Normal { 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.s2049396SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049396CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049396Normal-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.s2049396DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049396000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049396SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049396SCL-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="s2049396Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=24-2-32"><span class="s2049396SENU">24-2-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049396SENU">. </span><span class="s2049396CL">Involuntary treatment with psychotropic medication for severe mental illness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049396Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049396DefaultParagraphFont">An inmate may be involuntarily treated with psychotropic medication if it is determined that the inmate suffers from a severe mental illness, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-1-1"><span class="s2049396DefaultParagraphFont">27A-1-1</span></a><span class="s2049396DefaultParagraphFont">, which is likely to improve with treatment, and that without treatment the inmate poses the likelihood of serious harm to self or others.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049396Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049396000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049396Normal"><span class="s2049396SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049396SCL-000002"> SL 1996, ch 159, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>