Section 19-13-9 - (Rule 503(d)(1)) Exception to privilege in proceedings to commit for mental illness.
19-13-9. (Rule 503(d)(1)) Exception to privilege in proceedings to commit for mental illness. There is no privilege under § 19-13-7 for communications relevant to an issue in proceedings to hospitalize the patient for mental illness, if the psychotherapist in the course of diagnosis or treatment has determined that the patient is in need of hospitalization.
Source: SDCL, § 19-2-3; SL 1974, ch 160; Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 503 (d) (1).