Statutes | S.D. Codified Laws ยง 25-10-5.2 | 2025
No court may, pursuant to the provisions of § 25-10-5, issue a mutual order enjoining both petitioner and respondent from committing acts of domestic abuse unless:
(1) Both the petitioner and the respondent personally appear
(2) The respondent alleges, under oath, the existence of domestic abuse by stating the specific facts and circumstances of the domestic abuse
(3) The court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that domestic abuse has taken place.