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SDCL § 23A-42-2 — Seven-year limitation on other prosecutions

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

Part of Chapter 42: Limitation Of Criminal Prosecutions, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-42-2

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-42-2Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
In all other prosecutions for a public offense and all proceedings of a quasi-criminal or penal nature, including the forfeiture of existing rights, the proceedings shall be commenced within seven years after the commission of the offense or crime which is the basis of the prosecution or proceedings, except as provided in § 23A-42-3.

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