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§ 35-11-2 — Social hosts not liable.

South Dakota § 35-11-2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 35ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Ch. 35-11LIABILITY FOR INJURIES BY INTOXICATED PERSONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 35-11-2 (2026).

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No social host who furnishes any alcoholic beverage is civilly liable to any injured person or injured person's estate for any injury suffered, including any action for wrongful death, or property damage suffered because of the intoxication of any person due to the consumption of the alcoholic beverage.

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Related

Wegleitner v. Sattler
1998 SD 88 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1998)
32 case citations
Wegleiter v. Sattler
1998 SD 88 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1998)

Legislative History

SL 1985, ch 295, § 3; SL 2008, ch 37, § 208.

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Repealed
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Kegs of malt beverage--Retail sale--Records.
§ 35-1-13
Sale, purchase, possession, or use of alcohol without liquid device prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 35-1-14
Production and storage of alcoholic beverages--Postsecondary institutions--Purposes--Exemptions--Prohibitions.
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Secretary of revenue to administer title--Employment of personnel--Equipment and supplies.
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Traffic in alcoholic beverages prohibited except as authorized by title.
§ 35-1-4.1
Dispenser permitted to transport or store alcoholic beverage.
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Bottle clubs prohibited.
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Repealed
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Consumption of distilled spirits in public place as misdemeanor--Exceptions.
§ 35-1-5.4
Certain uses exempt from tax--Manufacture and storage in public place or place of business--Consumption at place of business.
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