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EspañolIn our South Dakota Protection Order Against Stalking, Physical Injury, or a Crime of Violence section, we added the following new questions based on 2024 legislative changes:
- What types of protection orders against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence are available? How long do they last?
- In which county can I file for a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
- What are the steps to file for a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
- Can a protection order be changed?
We also updated the following questions in the same section:
- What is a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
- What protections can I get in a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
In our South Dakota Protection Orders due to Domestic Violence section, we updated the following questions to based on the same changes made to the same questions in the prior section:
- What types of protection orders against domestic abuse are available? How long do they last?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
On our South Dakota Divorce page, we removed the link to the State Bar of South Dakota in Where can I find additional information about divorce? because the website no longer provides relevant divorce information.
We also added four new statutes related to stalking protection orders to our Selected South Dakota Statutes page.
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On our South Dakota Restraining Order page, we added six new questions and updated five questions. On our South Dakota Divorce page, we removed the link to the State Bar of South Dakota because the website no longer provides relevant divorce information. We also added four new statutes related to stalking protection orders to our Selected South Dakota Statutes page.
