<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 25-4A-5 - Sanctions for violation of custody or visitation decree. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049898Normal { 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.s2049898SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049898CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049898Normal-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.s2049898DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049898Normal-000001 { text-indent: 0.25in; 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; } p.s2049898Normal-000002 { 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.s2049898000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049898SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049898SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4A-5"><span class="s2049898SENU">25-4A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049898SENU">. </span><span class="s2049898CL">Sanctions for violation of custody or visitation decree.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000000"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">If the court finds that any party has willfully violated or willfully failed to comply with any provisions of a custody or visitation decree, the court shall impose appropriate sanctions to punish the offender or to compel the offender to comply with the terms of the custody or visitation decree.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000001"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">The court may enter an order clarifying the rights and responsibilities of the parents and the court's order. The court may order one or more of the following sanctions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000002"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    To require the offender to provide the other party with make up time with the child equal to the time missed with the child, due to the offender's noncompliance;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000002"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    To require the offender to pay, to the other party, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred as a result of the noncompliance;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000002"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    To require the offender to pay a civil penalty of not more than the sum of one thousand dollars;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000002"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    To require the offender to participate satisfactorily in counseling or parent education classes;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000002"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    To require the offender to post bond or other security with the court conditional upon future compliance with the terms of the custody or visitation decree or any ancillary court order;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000002"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    To impose a jail sentence on the offender of not more than three days; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000002"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    In the event of an aggravated violation or multiple violations, the court may modify the existing visitation or custody situation, or both of any minor child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal-000001"><span class="s2049898DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of this section do not prohibit the court from imposing any other sanction appropriate to the facts and circumstances of the case.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049898000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049898Normal"><span class="s2049898SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049898SCL-000004"> SL 1994, ch 195, § 5; SL 2008, ch 125, § 1; SL 2018, ch 155, § 3.</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 25-4A-5 - Sanctions for violation of custody or visitation decree. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049899SCL-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="s2049899Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4A-5.1"><span class="s2049899SENU">25-4A-5.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049899SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049899CL">Copy of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4A-5"><span class="s2049899CL">25-4A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049899CL"> attached to order for parenting time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049899Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049899DefaultParagraphFont">Any order of the court for parenting time shall have attached a copy of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4A-5"><span class="s2049899DefaultParagraphFont">25-4A-5</span></a><span class="s2049899DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049899Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049899000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049899Normal"><span class="s2049899SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049899SCL-000002"> SL 2018, ch 155, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>