South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-18-3 — Lawful force in arrest and delivery of felon.

South Dakota § 22-18-3
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-15ASSAULTS AND PERSONAL INJURIES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-18-3 (2026).

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To use or attempt to use or offer to use force or violence upon or toward the person of another is not unlawful if necessarily committed by any person in arresting someone who has committed any felony or in delivering that person to a public officer competent to receive him or her in custody.

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Related

Swedlund v. Foster
2003 SD 8 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2003)
13 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.2402 (2); SL 2005, ch 120, § 7.

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