South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-27A-43 — Immunity of persons participating and cooperating in execution
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-43
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 person or party participating in good faith in the execution of an inmate under this chapter is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed, and has the same immunity for participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the execution. Immunity also extends in the same manner to any persons who in good faith cooperate in the execution of an inmate under this chapter.
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