<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-20A-63 - Emergency detainment--Grounds.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaNormal { 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.s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaStatuteNumber1"><span class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Is pregnant and abusing alcohol or drugs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaStatuteNumber1-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaDefaultParagraphFont">    A refusal to undergo treatment does not constitute evidence of lack of judgment as to the need for treatment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aa000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaDefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s11eda698e6704fc3ab4625fc7b1704aaSCL">SL 1974, ch 240, § 11 (a); SL 1985, ch 277, § 14; SL 1998, ch 204, § 1; SL 2022, ch 108, § 5; SL 2023, ch 117, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>