27A-15-34. Release if criteria not met--Transportation--Detention if criteria met.
If the evaluation required in §27A-10-6 does not support a finding that the minor meets the criteria in §27A-15-29, the minor shall be released. Following such release, the referring county shall provide the minor with transportation to the minor's residence if such residence is in the State of South Dakota. If the minor resides outside the State of South Dakota, transportation shall be provided to the place where the minor was apprehended. If the chair of the county board finds that the evaluation required in §27A-10-6 and an investigation of the petition for emergency intervention supports a finding that the minor meets the criteria in §27A-15-29, the chair may order that the minor continue to be detained pending the hearing required in §27A-10-8.
Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §324; SL 1994, ch 255, §6.