26-8A-10. Report to social services--Content.

A report made pursuant to § 26-8A-8 to the Department of Social Services shall include the name, address, date and place of birth of the child, the name and address of the child's parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible persons, the date of the report, and the suspected or proven instances of child abuse or neglect as defined in § 26-8A-2. The Department of Social Services shall be the central registry for such information.

Source: SL 1973, ch 172, § 4; SL 1975, ch 179, § 5; SL 1980, ch 192, § 3; SL 1980, ch 193, § 2; SL 1984, ch 192, § 8; SL 1991, ch 217, § 119B; SDCL, § 26-10-12.2.



SDLRC - Codified Law 26-8A-10 - Report to social services--Content.

26-8A-10.1. Notice to child's parents of determination of abuse or neglect--Contents--Confidentiality.

If an investigation by the Department of Social Services determines that abuse or neglect has occurred, the department shall make reasonable efforts to inform each of the child's parents of the determination with due regard given to the rights of the subject of the report pursuant to § 26-8A-11. The information shall only include identification of the provisions of § 26-8A-2 which constituted the basis for the determination that abuse or neglect occurred. This provision does not limit the department in providing services to a parent who is the subject of the report. A notice of the report shall be sent, by certified mail, to any parent who is not the subject of the report at the parent's last known address. The information shall be maintained confidential by the parent pursuant to § 26-8A-13.

Source: SL 2006, ch 145, § 1.



SDLRC - Codified Law 26-8A-10 - Report to social services--Content.

26-8A-10.2. Exception to notice requirement.

The provisions of § 26-8A-10.1 do not apply if the department has good cause to believe that the provisions of the information will be seriously detrimental to the best interests of the child.

Source: SL 2006, ch 145, § 2.