South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-42-5 — Unauthorized possession of controlled drug or substance as felony.

South Dakota § 22-42-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-41CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND MARIJUANA

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-42-5 (2026).

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No person may knowingly possess a controlled drug or substance unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by chapter 34-20B . A charge for unauthorized possession of controlled substance when absorbed into the human body as set forth in subdivision 22-42-1(1) shall only be charged under the provisions of § 22-42-5.1 . A violation of this section for a substance in Schedules I or II is a Class 5 felony. A violation of this section for a substance in Schedule III and IV is a Class 6 felony.

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Legislative History

SL 1970, ch 229, § 10 (c); SL 1971, ch 225, § 3; SDCL Supp, § 39-17-95; SL 1976, ch 158, §

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