<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 25-10-5.2 - Restrictions on issuance of mutual orders for protection against abuse. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050370Normal { 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.s2050370SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050370CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050370Normal-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.s2050370DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050370Normal-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.s2050370000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050370SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050370SCL-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="s2050370Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-10-5.2"><span class="s2050370SENU">25-10-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050370SENU">. </span><span class="s2050370CL">Restrictions on issuance of mutual orders for protection against abuse.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050370Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050370DefaultParagraphFont">No court may, pursuant to the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-10-5"><span class="s2050370DefaultParagraphFont">25-10-5</span></a><span class="s2050370DefaultParagraphFont">, issue a mutual order enjoining both petitioner and respondent from committing acts of domestic abuse unless:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050370Normal-000001"><span class="s2050370DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Both the petitioner and the respondent personally appear;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050370Normal-000001"><span class="s2050370DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The respondent alleges, under oath, the existence of domestic abuse by stating the specific facts and circumstances of the domestic abuse;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050370Normal-000001"><span class="s2050370DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that domestic abuse has taken place.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050370Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050370000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050370Normal"><span class="s2050370SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050370SCL-000003"> SL 1996, ch 169.</span></p></div></body></html>