South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-18-1.2 — Criminal battery of an unborn child--Misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 22-18-1.2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-15ASSAULTS AND PERSONAL INJURIES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-18-1.2 (2026).

Text

Any person who assaults a pregnant woman and inflicts bodily injury on an unborn child who is subsequently born alive is guilty of criminal battery of an unborn child. Criminal battery of an unborn child is a Class 1 misdemeanor. For the purposes of this section, the term, bodily injury, does not include the inducement of the unborn child's birth if done for bona fide medical purposes.

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Related

Wiersma v. MAPLE LEAP FARMS
1996 SD 16 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1996)
58 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1995, ch 122, § 7; SL 2005, ch 120, § 4; SL 2012, ch 123, § 2.

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