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§ 34-22-5 — Exposure of self or others to communicable disease as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 34-22-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Ch. 34-21CCONTAGIOUS DISEASE CONTROL

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34-22-5 (2026).

Text

Each person who intentionally exposes himself or herself or another person infected with any communicable disease in any public place, except in the person's necessary removal from a public place in a manner not dangerous to the public health, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

PenC 1877, § 470; CL 1887, § 6671; RPenC 1903, § 485; RC 1919, § 3994; SDC 1939, § 13.1505; SL 1977, ch 190, § 58; SL 2015, ch 181, § 4.

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§ 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1.1
Department reorganized and continued.
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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 177, §§ 1 to 4.
§ 34-1-14
Advice and supervision by department.
§ 34-1-15
§ 34-1-15
§ 34-1-16
Rules and regulations of Department of Health--Advice to state officials.
§ 34-1-16.1
Fee schedule for inspections and licenses--Disposition of fees.
§ 34-1-17
Orders, rules, and licensing for protection of public health--Matters covered.
§ 34-1-18
Acceptance and administration of federal health funds--Legislative power reserved.
§ 34-1-19
Repealed
§ 34-1-2
, 34-1-2.1
§ 34-1-2.2
Public Health Advisory Committee abolished--Performance of functions.
§ 34-1-20
Right to choose own physician unimpaired by public health programs--Insurance for public employees--Misdemeanor.
§ 34-1-21
Participation in and administration of federal health programs under Social Security Act--Discrimination among schools of medicine prohibited.
§ 34-1-22
Health special services fund authorized--Moneys credited to fund.
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