<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 28-1-31 - Adoption and child placement records remain confidential. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051551Normal { 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.s2051551SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051551CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051551Normal-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.s2051551DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051551000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051551SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051551SCL-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="s2051551Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-1-31"><span class="s2051551SENU">28-1-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051551SENU">. </span><span class="s2051551CL">Adoption and child placement records remain confidential.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051551Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051551DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing contained in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-1-29"><span class="s2051551DefaultParagraphFont">28-1-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051551DefaultParagraphFont"> may be construed to authorize or require the disclosure of any records of the Department of Social Services pertaining to adoptions or pertaining to children placed in foster homes for adoption or other purposes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051551Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051551000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051551Normal"><span class="s2051551SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051551SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 55.3622 as added by SL 1953, ch 295, § 1; SL 2004, ch 167, § 21.</span></p></div></body></html>