South Dakota Statutes
§ 42-7A-36 — Certain mechanical or electronic devices prohibited--Violation as felony--Devices as nuisances.
South Dakota § 42-7A-36
This text of South Dakota § 42-7A-36 (Certain mechanical or electronic devices prohibited--Violation as felony--Devices as nuisances.) 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 § 42-7A-36 (2026).
Text
No person may have in his possession, custody, or under his control or permit to be kept in any place under his possession or control, any device that awards credits and contains a circuit, meter or switch capable of removing and recording the removal of credits when the award of credits is dependent upon chance. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. All devices described in this section are hereby declared to be public nuisances. The provisions of this section do not apply to devices or electronic video game machines licensed pursuant to this chapter.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
SL 1989, ch 368, § 15.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 42-10-1
Amusement ride defined.§ 42-10-2
Liability insurance requirement.§ 42-10-2.1
Proof of liability insurance required.§ 42-10-3
Local government inspection.§ 42-10-4
Annual inspection.§ 42-10-5
Inspection affidavit.§ 42-10-6
Daily inspection--Standards--Record.§ 42-10-7
Inspection following modification.§ 42-10-9
Rider obedience of rules, warnings, and oral or prerecorded instructions--Contributory negligence.§ 42-11-1
Definition of terms.§ 42-11-2
Persons exempt from liability.§ 42-11-3
Conduct not exempt from liability.§ 42-11-4
Warranty or trespass unaffected.§ 42-11-5
Warning signs--Placement--Size.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 42-7A-36, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/42-7A-36.