<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 29A-5A-204 - Special jurisdiction. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2052318Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2052318SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052318CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2052318Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2052318DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2052318Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2052318Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2052318000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052318SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2052318SCL-000004 { 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="s2052318Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=29A-5A-204"><span class="s2052318SENU">29A-5A-204</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318SENU">. </span><span class="s2052318CL">Special jurisdiction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052318Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=29A-5A-203"><span class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">29A-5A-203</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont"> has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052318Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Appoint a temporary guardian pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=29A-5-315"><span class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">29A-5-315</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont"> in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety days for a respondent who is physically present in this state unless extended by the court for up to an additional ninety days for good cause shown;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052318Normal-000001"><span class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052318Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Appoint a guardian or conservator for the protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=29A-5A-301"><span class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">29A-5A-301</span></a><span class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052318Normal-000002"><span class="s2052318DefaultParagraphFont">(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052318Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2052318Normal"><span class="s2052318SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2052318SCL-000004"> SL 2011, ch 135, § 204.</span></p></div></body></html>