South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-16-1 — Homicide defined
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 16: Homicide And Suicide, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-16-1
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
Homicide is the killing of one human being, including an unborn child, by another. Homicide is either:
(1) Murder;
(2) Manslaughter;
(3) Excusable homicide;
(4) Justifiable homicide; or
(5) Vehicular homicide.
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