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A Stalking Protection Order

SDCL § 22-19A-8 — for stalking, an assault injury or a crime of violence, against anyone, for up to five years

A petition for a protection order lies against anyone, family or not, for stalking, physical injury from an assault, or a crime of violence, with an affidavit stating the specific facts. The clerk has standard forms.

  • SDCL § 22-19A-8
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Up to five years. If the court finds stalking by a preponderance of the evidence, it may restrain it and order other protection, for a fixed period of up to five years.

  • SDCL § 22-19A-11

A particular petition is a question for a licensed South Dakota attorney.

  • SDCL § 22-19A-8
Sources for this section (2)
  1. SDCL § 22-19A-8 — Petition for protection order; Procedures
  2. SDCL § 22-19A-11 — Relief granted by protection order

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed South Dakota attorney.

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