After the investigation, the department or licensed child placement agency shall submit its recommendations to the judge of the court in which the adoption petition was filed. The recommendation shall be in writing. The department's recommendation shall be signed by the secretary of the department or the division director of Child Protection Services. The licensed child placement agency's recommendation shall be signed by a designee of the agency.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 37 SDR 222, effective June 7, 2011; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 26-4-9.1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 25-6-11 , 26-4-9.1.

Prior versions effective: 2011-06-07.