South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-18-38 — Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation.
South Dakota § 22-18-38
This text of South Dakota § 22-18-38 (Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-18-38 (2026).
Text
It is not a defense to the provisions of § 22-18-37 that the conduct described is required as a matter of religion, custom, ritual, or standard practice, or that the individual on whom the conduct is performed, or the parent or guardian of the individual consented to the procedure.
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Legislative History
SL 2015, ch 127, § 2, eff. Mar. 10, 2015.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 22-18-38, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-18-38.