<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 25-10-42 - Convicted child abuser or sex offender barred from adopting child. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050412Normal { 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.s2050412SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050412CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050412Normal-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.s2050412DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050412000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050412SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050412SCL-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="s2050412Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-10-42"><span class="s2050412SENU">25-10-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050412SENU">. </span><span class="s2050412CL">Convicted child abuser or sex offender barred from adopting child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050412Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050412DefaultParagraphFont">No child may be placed for adoption with an individual who has been convicted of child abuse pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-10"><span class="s2050412DefaultParagraphFont">26-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050412DefaultParagraphFont"> or a sex offense pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22"><span class="s2050412DefaultParagraphFont">22-22</span></a><span class="s2050412DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050412Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050412000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050412Normal"><span class="s2050412SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050412SCL-000002"> SL 2002, ch 116, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>