South Dakota Statutes

§ 20-9-25 — State's duty of care to keep land safe and to warn of dangers on land used for outdoor recreational purposes.

South Dakota § 20-9-25
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Ch. 20-8LIABILITY FOR TORTS

This text of South Dakota § 20-9-25 (State's duty of care to keep land safe and to warn of dangers on land used for outdoor recreational purposes.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 20-9-25 (2026).

Text

Except as provided in § 20-9-27 , the State of South Dakota, its agencies, and its employees acting within the scope of their duties owe no duty of care to keep the land safe for entry or use by others for outdoor recreational purposes, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on the land to persons entering the land for outdoor recreational purposes.

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Related

Kern v. City of Sioux Falls
1997 SD 19 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1997)
24 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1996, ch 148, § 2.

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