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SDCL § 27A-7-1 County board of mental illness--Composition and appointment of board--Qualifications of members--Joint boards--Alternates
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In each county a magistrate judge or lawyer shall be appointed by the presiding circuit judge of the circuit in which the county is situated to serve as the chair of the county board of mental illness. Any board conducting commitment hearings shall consist of the chair and two ot…
SDCL § 27A-7-10 Board members immune from civil liability when acting in good faith--Exception
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Any person serving as a member of a county board of mental illness, whose action regarding the applications or petitions for involuntary commitment, for the treatment of any involuntarily committed person, or for the safekeeping otherwise of any person subject to involuntary comm…
SDCL § 27A-7-11 Qualified mental health professionals immune from civil liability when acting in good faith
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Any person serving as the qualified mental health professional as designated by the chair of the county board of mental illness, whose examinations and testimony under Title 27A are conducted in good faith, is immune from any civil liability for such examinations and testimony. T…
SDCL § 27A-7-2 Oaths of office of board members
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Before entering upon the duties of his office, each of the persons constituting a board of mental illness shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitutions of the United States and of this state, and to discharge faithfully his official duties according…
