South Dakota legal term
Precursor in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Precursor” 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 “Precursor” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(9) "Precursor" or "immediate precursor," a substance which the Department of Health has found to be and by rule designates as being a principal compound commonly used or produced primarily for use, and which is an immediate chemical intermediary used or likely to be used, in the manufacture of a controlled drug or substance, the control of which is necessary to prevent, curtail, or limit such manufacture; (10) "Schedule I," "Schedule II," "Schedule III," and "Schedule IV," those schedules of drugs, substances, and immediate precursors listed in chapter 34-20B; (11) "Ultimate user," a person w (SDCL § 22-42-1)
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