26-8C-5. Plan of disposition by court services officer following adjudication--Recommendation of community response team.
Following adjudication of a child as a delinquent child, the court may continue the case and may require a court services officer to present to the court a plan of disposition. Where a community response team as defined in §26-8D-1 has been established, prior to any disposition to the Department of Corrections, the court may seek a recommendation for a viable community alternative disposition from the team. If the team is unable to provide any recommendation within seven days of the referral, the disposing court may exercise its discretion and make a disposition decision without the input of the team, pursuant to §26-8C-7. In each case, the court may adopt the recommendation of the team in part, in full, or reject the recommendation of the team in its entirety.
Source: SL 1974, ch 179, §3; SL 1977, ch 208, §1; SL 1991, ch 217, §156B; SDCL §26-8-40.3; SL 2015, ch 152, §16, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.