26-7A-47. Service of summons.
The summons shall be served in the same manner as personal service of summons according to the rules of civil procedure or by publication as provided in this chapter not less than five days before the date of the hearing on the petition and shall be served as follows:
(1)On the child if the child is an alleged child in need of supervision or an alleged delinquent child or is a child who is apparently emancipated or is living independently and not residing with a parent, guardian, or custodian; and
(2)On the other persons or parties named in the summons.
Proofs of service, made according to the rules of civil procedure, shall be filed with the court before commencement of the hearing on the petition.
Source: SDC 1939, §43.0306; SL 1991, ch 217, §59B; SDCL, §26-8-15.