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SDCL § 26-9-1 — Contributing to abuse, neglect, or delinquency or causing child to become child in need of supervision as misdemeanor

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

Part of Chapter 9: Contributing To Delinquency Or Dependency, South Dakota Codified Laws.

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Full text of SDCL § 26-9-1

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 § 26-9-1Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Any person who, by any act, causes, encourages, or contributes to the abuse, the neglect, or the delinquency of a child, or any person, other than a parent who, by any act, causes a child to become a child in need of supervision, as such phrases with reference to children are defined by chapters 26-7A, 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C, or who is, in any manner, responsible therefor, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Is contributing to abuse, neglect, or delinquency or causing child to become child in need of supervision as misdemeanor a felony or a misdemeanor in South Dakota?

Contributing to abuse, neglect, or delinquency or causing child to become child in need of supervision as misdemeanor is a Class 1 Misdemeanor in South Dakota under SDCL § 26-9-1.

Which South Dakota statute covers contributing to abuse, neglect, or delinquency or causing child to become child in need of supervision as misdemeanor?

Contributing to abuse, neglect, or delinquency or causing child to become child in need of supervision as misdemeanor is governed by SDCL § 26-9-1 (Contributing to abuse, neglect, or delinquency or causing child to become child in need of supervision as misdemeanor).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.