South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-18-3 — Lawful force in arrest and delivery of felon.
South Dakota § 22-18-3
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-18-3 (2026).
Text
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)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 13.2402 (2); SL 2005, ch 120, § 7.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 22-18-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-18-3.