27A-1-4. Unlawful confinement of mentally ill as felony or misdemeanor.
Any person who intentionally and wrongfully places or attempts to place any person in a facility for the mentally ill by any method other than as prescribed by law is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Any person who confines any mentally ill person in any other manner or in any other place than is authorized by law, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §13.2708; SDCL, §27-1-6; SL 1975, ch 181, §43; SL 1991, ch 220, §4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 01 - Definitions And General Provisions
Section 27A-1-1 - Definitions.
Section 27A-1-2 - Involuntary commitment.
Section 27A-1-3 - Qualified mental health professionals.
Section 27A-1-4 - Unlawful confinement of mentally ill as felony or misdemeanor.
Section 27A-1-7 - Training required by department.
Section 27A-1-9 - Promulgation of rules for training qualified mental health professionals.
Section 27A-1-10 - Mental health setting.
Section 27A-1-12 - Definitions.