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§ 22-16-36 — Suicide defined.

South Dakota § 22-16-36
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-15HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-36 (2026).

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Suicide is the intentional taking of one's own life.

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Related

State v. Guthrie
2001 SD 61 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2001)
120 case citations
State v. Goulding
2011 S.D. 25 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2011)
12 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.1901; SL 1968, ch 31, § 1.

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