South Dakota legal term
Adult in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Adult” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the South Dakota criminal code.
What does “Adult” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(1) "Adult," any person eighteen years of age or older; (2) "Child pornography," any image or visual depiction of a minor engaged in prohibited sexual acts; (3) "Child" or "minor," any person under the age of eighteen years; (3A) "Child-like sex doll," any obscene anatomical doll, obscene anatomical mannequin, or obscene anatomical robot that is intentionally designed to resemble a prepubescent child and either to entice sexual excitement or to engage in prohibited sexual acts; (4) "Computer," any electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device perfor (SDCL § 22-24A-2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault by adult prisoner in county or municipal jail
- Falsely reporting a threat
- Information required for sex offender registration
- Loitering within community safety zone or public library prohibited
- Mandatory reporting of abuse or neglect by staff and by person in charge of residential facility or entity providing services to elderly or disabled adult
- Restrictions on residence within community safety zone
- Sale or distribution of prepaid adult entertainment card to minors as misdemeanor
- Sexual acts between jail or juvenile correctional facility employees and detainees
- Subsequent conviction of rape of or sexual contact with a child under sixteen as felony
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.