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SDCL § 23A-27A-42 — Death penalty prohibited for defendant younger than eighteen when offense committed

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

Part of Chapter 27A: Capital Punishment, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-27A-42

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 § 23A-27A-42Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
The penalty of death may not be imposed upon any defendant for any offense committed when the defendant was less than eighteen years of age.

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