<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-70.3 - Request for order of examination by court-appointed physician or addiction counselor--Order--Notice.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aNormal { 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.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aStatute { 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.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711a000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-20A-70.3 - Request for order of examination by court-appointed physician or addiction counselor--Order--Notice."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-20A-70.3 - Request for order of examination by court-appointed physician or addiction counselor--Order--Notice."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-70.3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-70.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aSENU">34-20A-70.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aSENU">. </span><span class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aCL">Request for order of examination by court-appointed physician or addiction counselor--Order--Notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aDefaultParagraphFont">If the person whose commitment is sought is not being detained in a facility under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-63" rel="noopener"><span class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aDefaultParagraphFont">34-20A-63</span></a><span class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aDefaultParagraphFont">, a request for an examination of the person by a licensed physician or addiction counselor must be filed with the court. The court may order an examination of the person by a licensed physician or addiction counselor and shall provide notice to the person whose commitment is sought of the request for an examination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s75a25ddeb8e441ddb42dc4292e9d711aSCL">SL 2023, ch 117, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>