South Dakota legal term
Covered platform in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Covered platform” 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 “Covered platform” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(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 representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, if it: (a) Predominantly appeals to the prurient, shameful, or morbid i (SDCL § 22-24-27)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.