South Dakota legal term
Contemporary community standard in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Contemporary community standard” 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 “Contemporary community standard” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(1) "Contemporary community standard," the contemporary community standard of the state in which the question of obscenity is to be tested, by the average person, of the state; (2) "Covered platform," a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors; (3) "Distributed," to transfer possession of, whether with or without consideration; (4) "Exhibit," to show or display; (5) "Harmful to minors," includes in its meaning the quality of any material or of any performance or of any description or r (SDCL § 22-24-27)
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