South Dakota Statutes

§ 26-1-1 — Age of minority--Calculation of age.

South Dakota § 26-1-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 26MINORS
Ch. 26-1RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MINORS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-1-1 (2026).

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Minors are natural male persons and natural female persons under eighteen years of age. The periods thus specified must be calculated from the first minute of the day on which persons are born, to the same minute of the corresponding day completing the period of minority.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 43.0101; SL 1972, ch 154, § 1.

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