South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-16-1 — Homicide defined.

South Dakota § 22-16-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-15HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-1 (2026).

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Homicide is the killing of one human being, including an unborn child, by another. Homicide is either:

(1)Murder;
(2)Manslaughter;
(3)Excusable homicide;
(4)Justifiable homicide; or (5) Vehicular homicide.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.2001; SL 1985, ch 176; SL 1995, ch 122, § 10; SL 2005, ch 120, § 150.

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