S.D. Codified Laws § 22-42-21

Lack of knowledge as to age of minor not a defense

Last amended: 1992Year: 2025Length: 49 wordsOfficial source
It is not a defense to the provisions of this chapter regarding distribution of a controlled substance or marijuana to a minor that the defendant did not know that the recipient was a minor, even if such lack of knowledge was reasonable. Source: SL 1992, ch 168, § 4.
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