Section 26-8B-2 - "Child in need of supervision" defined.
26-8B-2. "Child in need of supervision" defined. In this chapter and chapter 26-7A, the term, child in need of supervision, means:
(1) Any child of compulsory school age who is habitually absent from school without legal excuse;
(2) Any child who has run away from home or is otherwise beyond the control of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;
(3) Any child whose behavior or condition endangers the child's own welfare or the welfare of others;
(4) Any child who has violated any federal, state, or local law or regulation for which there is not a penalty of a criminal nature for an adult, except violations of subdivision 34-46-2(2), or petty offenses; or
(5) Any child who has violated § 35-9-2 or 32-23-21.
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0301 (5) as enacted by SL 1968, ch 164, § 1; SL 1991, ch 217, § 141B; SDCL, § 26-8-7.1; SL 1994, ch 219, § 2; SL 1996, ch 179, § 1; SL 1998, ch 215, § 3; SL 2003, ch 149, § 4; SL 2004, ch 218, § 2.