§ 26-7A-36.  Hearings closed except where juvenile summoned for offense which if committed by adult would constitute crime of violence.

Statutes | S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-36 | 2025

All hearings in actions under this chapter and chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C are closed unless the court finds compelling reasons to require otherwise. However, all pleadings and hearings shall be open and a matter of public record if a juvenile is summoned into court for an offense which if committed by an adult would constitute a crime of violence as defined in § 22-1-2 (9) or a crime involving a drug offense in violation of § 22-42-2 or § 22-42-3, and at the time of the offense the juvenile was sixteen years of age or older.