<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 27A-11A-7 - Assignment of counsel to represent alleged mentally ill person--Time allowed. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051159Normal { 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.s2051159SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051159CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051159Normal-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.s2051159DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051159000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051159SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051159SCL-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="s2051159Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-11A-7"><span class="s2051159SENU">27A-11A-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051159SENU">. </span><span class="s2051159CL">Assignment of counsel to represent alleged mentally ill person--Time allowed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051159Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051159DefaultParagraphFont">If upon the completion of the evaluation required in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-6"><span class="s2051159DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051159DefaultParagraphFont"> it is determined that a hearing shall be held and the alleged mentally ill person has not or cannot employ his own counsel, the chairman of the board of mental illness where the hearing is to be held shall immediately assign counsel to represent the interests of the person. In no instance may a person not be represented by counsel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051159Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051159000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051159Normal"><span class="s2051159SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051159SCL-000002"> SL 1974, ch 182, § 5; SDCL Supp, §§ 27-7-2.1, 27-7-2.6; SL 1975, ch 181, § 87; SL 1991, ch 220, § 143; SDCL, § 27A-9-8.</span></p></div></body></html>