<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 26-5B-104 - Application to Indian tribes. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050450Normal { 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.s2050450SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050450CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050450Normal-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.s2050450DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050450Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2050450000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050450SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050450SCL-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="s2050450Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-5B-104"><span class="s2050450SENU">26-5B-104</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050450SENU">. </span><span class="s2050450CL">Application to Indian tribes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050450Normal-000000"><span class="s2050450DefaultParagraphFont">(a) A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050450Normal-000001"><span class="s2050450DefaultParagraphFont">(b) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Articles 1 and 2.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050450Normal-000001"><span class="s2050450DefaultParagraphFont">(c) A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under Article 3.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050450Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050450000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050450Normal"><span class="s2050450SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050450SCL-000003"> SL 2005, ch 137, § 4.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050450Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050450000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>