<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 27B-3-49 - Secretary to be informed when no guardian or conservator of adult resident. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051441Normal { 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.s2051441SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051441CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051441Normal-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.s2051441DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051441000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051441SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051441SCL-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="s2051441Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27B-3-49"><span class="s2051441SENU">27B-3-49</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051441SENU">. </span><span class="s2051441CL">Secretary to be informed when no guardian or conservator of adult resident.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051441Normal-000000"><span class="s2051441DefaultParagraphFont">If the director of a facility determines that a person eighteen years of age or older with a developmental disability receiving services and supports from the facility requires a guardian or conservator and there is no one qualified and willing to petition for letters of guardianship or conservatorship, the director shall inform the secretary of the Department of Human Services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051441Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051441000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051441Normal"><span class="s2051441SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051441SCL-000002"> SL 2000, ch 131, § 51.</span></p></div></body></html>