S.D. Codified Laws § 27B-1-14
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Purpose
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The purposes of this title are to enhance environments and provide supports to enable persons with developmental disabilities to achieve and maintain physical well - being, personal and professional satisfaction, participation as community members, and safety from abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and to promote and safeguard the human dignity, constitutional and statutory rights, social well - being, and general welfare of all persons with developmental disabilities in the state.
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 2.
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 2.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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