South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-24A-18 — Computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws--Misdemeanor
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 24A: Child Pornography, South Dakota Codified Laws.
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Full text of SDCL § 22-24A-18
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.
Any commercial computer repair technician who has knowledge of or observes, within the scope of the technician's professional capacity or employment, a film, photograph, video tape, negative, slide or other visual depiction of a minor whom the technician knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of eighteen, engaged in prohibited sexual acts or in the simulation of prohibited sexual acts, shall report the depiction to an appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as reasonably possible. The computer repair technician need not report to law enforcement depictions involving mere nudity of the minor, but shall report visual depictions involving prohibited sexual acts. This section may not be construed to require a computer repair technician to review all data, disks, or tapes delivered to the computer repair technician within the computer repair technician's professional capacity or employment.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, a violation of this section does not constitute grounds for a civil action for damages against any person.
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Questions this section answers
Is computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws a felony or a misdemeanor in South Dakota?
Computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws is a Class 1 Misdemeanor in South Dakota under SDCL § 22-24A-18.
Which South Dakota statute covers computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws?
Computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws is governed by SDCL § 22-24A-18 (Computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws--Misdemeanor).
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