Section 33-17A-22 - Number of wards allowable to one guardian or conservator--Report or accounting--Discharge.
33-17A-22. Number of wards allowable to one guardian or conservator--Report or accounting--Discharge. No person other than a bank or trust company may be guardian or conservator of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family. Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs or other interested person, alleging that a guardian or conservator is acting in fiduciary capacity for more than five wards as provided in this section and requesting the guardian's or conservator's discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall immediately require a final report or accounting from the guardian or conservator. The court shall discharge the guardian or conservator from guardianships or conservatorships in excess of five and immediately appoint a successor.
Source: SDC 1939, § 35.1903; SL 1943, ch 136, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 35.1904; SL 1993, ch 213, § 195; SDCL § 30-33-22; SL 1995, ch 167, § 175; SL 2007, ch 187, § 194.