South Dakota § 20-9-16 Landowner liability for gross negligence or injury suffered where consideration charged or law violated.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 20-9-16 — Landowner liability for gross negligence or injury suffered where consideration charged or law violated.

South Dakota § 20-9-16

Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

Ch. 20-8LIABILITY FOR TORTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 20-9-16 (2026).

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Nothing in §§ 20-9-12 to 20-9-18 , inclusive, limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists:

(1)For gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the owner;

(2)For injury suffered in any case where the owner of land charges any participant, except as provided in § 20-9-16.1 or except in the case of land leased to the state or a political subdivision of the state, any consideration received by the owner for the lease may not be deemed a charge within the meaning of this section nor may any incentive payment paid to the owner by the state or federal government to promote public access for outdoor recreational activities be considered a charge; or (3) For injury suffered in any case where the owner has violated a county or municipal ordinance or state law which viola

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Nothing in §§ 20-9-12 to 20-9-18 , inclusive, limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists: (1) For gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the owner; (2) For injury suffered in any case where the owner of land charges any participant, except as provided in § 20-9-16.1 or except in the case of land leased to the state or a political subdivision of the state, any consideration received by the owner for the lease may not be deemed a charge within the meaning of this section nor may any incentive payment paid to the owner by the state or federal government to promote public access for outdoor recreational activities be considered a charge; or (3) For injury suffered in any case where the owner has violated a county or municipal ordinance or state law which violation is a proximate cause of the injury.