South Dakota legal term
School in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “School” 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 “School” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(3) "School," any public, private, denominational, or parochial school offering preschool, kindergarten, or any grade from one through twelve accredited through the Department of Education. (SDCL § 22-24B-22)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Conspiracy to commit offense
- Driver under age of twenty-one operating vehicle after alcohol or drug consumption
- Information required for sex offender registration
- Reckless driving
- Registration of convicted sex offenders
- Restrictions on residence within community safety zone
- Safety zone of child victim of sex crime
- Sexual contact with child under eighteen
- Street racing
- Street racing
- Use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat
- Drug free zones created
Related terms in the same statutes
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