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SDCL § 22-18-34 — Actual transmission of HIV not required for criminal exposure

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 18: Assaults And Personal Injuries, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 22-18-34

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.

SDCL § 22-18-34Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Nothing in §§ 22-18-31 to 22-18-34, inclusive, may be construed to require the actual transmission of HIV in order for a person to have committed the offense of criminal exposure to HIV.

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