South Dakota Relative Placements
South Dakota conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Foster- Adopt
- Adoption
Relative Home Study
Define Relative:
Related by blood: Siblings, grandparents, great granparents, great great grandparents, aunts and uncles, great and great great aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews and great or great great nieces and nephews, first cousins and first cousins once removed; Related by adoption; Related by marriage; Parental relatives; Step parents; Related by emotional tie or bond.
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:
South Dakota considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):
- 1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
- 2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
- 3rd Degree (great grandmother, great grandfather, great aunt, great uncle, grand-niece, grand nephew, second cousin)
- 4th Degree (great, great-grandmother, great, great-grandfather, great, great aunt, great, great aunt, great, great uncle, great grand-niece, great grand nephew, third cousin)
- Godmother, Godfather
- Other
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
South Dakota performs priority placements:
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study)
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
South Dakota determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
- Date verified between Receiving/Sending States
- Other
The day in which the home study was received in the mail by state office.
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
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Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
Overnight Mail |
Electronic Mail |
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Criminal Records Checks
South Dakota requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
South Dakota requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))
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Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
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Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 8-14 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 8-14 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Verification of Criminal Records Results
- Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
South Dakota offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
