S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-40-11 (2026)
A lien, enforceable as provided by this chapter, upon all the property, both real and personal, of any person, including the parents of a minor child, for whom legal counsel or a public defender has been appointed under the provisions of § 23A-40-6, subdivisions 23A-40-7(2) and (3), or § 26-7A-31 may be filed. The services rendered and expenses incurred are a claim against the person and that person's estate, enforceable according to law in an amount to be determined by a judge of the circuit court or a magistrate judge and paid by the county or municipality chargeable for them. A lien on the parents of a minor child pursuant to this section may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars plus an amount equal to any taxable court costs.
Source: SL 1969, ch 156 , § 1; SDCL Supp, § 23-2-3.1; SL 1978 ch 178, § 494; SDCL Supp, § 23A-40-5; SL 1979, ch 159 , § 36; SL 1983, ch 191 , § 3; SL 1983, ch 192 , § 2; SL 1989, ch 227 , § 2; SL 1991, ch 217 , § 167; SL 1998, ch 152 , § 2; SL 2002, ch 122 , § 1.