mental health diversion programs

South Dakota Mental Health Diversion: Statutes, Eligibility & Court Programs

In South Dakota, the primary authority for keeping people with mental illness out of jail is SDCL 23A-27-13 (Suspended imposition of sentence). Mental health diversion, mental health court programs, and other diversionary court programs can pause prosecution while a person completes treatment — and may lead to dismissal of criminal charges.

Statute for mental health diversion in South Dakota

  • SDCL 23A-27-13 — Suspended imposition of sentence
  • South Dakota mental health court programs

Citations pending attorney review. Always confirm current code sections.

Mental health diversion in major South Dakota cities

Sioux FallsMinnehaha CountyRapid CityPennington CountyAberdeenBrown CountyBrookingsBrookings County

South Dakota county mental health diversion guides (66)

Aurora CountyBeadle CountyBennett CountyBon Homme CountyBrookings CountyBrown CountyBrule CountyBuffalo CountyButte CountyCampbell CountyCharles Mix CountyClark CountyClay CountyCodington CountyCorson CountyCuster CountyDavison CountyDay CountyDeuel CountyDewey CountyDouglas CountyEdmunds CountyFall River CountyFaulk CountyGrant CountyGregory CountyHaakon CountyHamlin CountyHand CountyHanson CountyHarding CountyHughes CountyHutchinson CountyHyde CountyJackson CountyJerauld CountyJones CountyKingsbury CountyLake CountyLawrence CountyLincoln CountyLyman CountyMcCook CountyMcPherson CountyMarshall CountyMeade CountyMellette CountyMiner CountyMinnehaha CountyMoody CountyOglala Lakota CountyPennington CountyPerkins CountyPotter CountyRoberts CountySanborn CountySpink CountyStanley CountySully CountyTodd CountyTripp CountyTurner CountyUnion CountyWalworth CountyYankton CountyZiebach County