Failure to produce child at hearing as contempt.

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26-7A-51. Failure to produce child at hearing as contempt.

If any parent, guardian, or custodian of a child makes a verbal or written promise to bring the child before the court as authorized by §26-7A-50 and, without reasonable cause, fails to do so, that person or party may be proceeded against for civil contempt.

Source: SDC 1939, §43.0309; SL 1968, ch 164, §7; SL 1991, ch 217, §63B; SDCL, §26-8-20.


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