25-8-3. Father and mother's liability for confinement expense.
The father and mother of a child born out of wedlock are jointly and severally liable to pay the expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2101; SL 1984, ch 190, §3; SL 1997, ch 155, §31.