<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 25-10-22 - Effect of divorce or other civil proceedings prior to criminal proceedings. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050394Normal { 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.s2050394SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050394CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050394Normal-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.s2050394DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050394Normal-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; } span.s2050394000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050394SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050394SCL-000003 { 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="s2050394Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-10-22"><span class="s2050394SENU">25-10-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050394SENU">. </span><span class="s2050394CL">Effect of divorce or other civil proceedings prior to criminal proceedings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050394Normal-000000"><span class="s2050394DefaultParagraphFont">In any action involving domestic abuse, the court may not:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050394Normal-000001"><span class="s2050394DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Dismiss any charge or delay disposition of the domestic abuse action because of the pendency of a divorce or any other civil proceeding, unless agreed to by all parties, including the victim;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050394Normal-000001"><span class="s2050394DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Require proof that either party is seeking dissolution of marriage prior to instigation of criminal proceeding.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050394Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050394000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050394Normal"><span class="s2050394SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050394SCL-000003"> SL 1989, ch 224, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>