<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 26-8C-1 - Purpose of chapter. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050792Normal { 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.s2050792SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050792CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050792Normal-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.s2050792DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050792000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050792SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050792SCL-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="s2050792Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-8C-1"><span class="s2050792SENU">26-8C-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050792SENU">. </span><span class="s2050792CL">Purpose of chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050792Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050792DefaultParagraphFont">It is the purpose of this chapter, in conjunction with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-7A"><span class="s2050792DefaultParagraphFont">26-7A</span></a><span class="s2050792DefaultParagraphFont">, to establish an effective state and local system for delinquent children including a focus on community-based rehabilitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050792Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050792000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050792Normal"><span class="s2050792SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050792SCL-000002"> SL 1991, ch 217, § 151; SL 2015, ch 152, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html>