South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-9-6 — Actual abuse, neglect, or delinquency not required for conviction
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.
Full text of SDCL § 26-9-6
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.
In order to find any person guilty of violating this chapter, it is not necessary to prove that the child has actually become abused, neglected, or delinquent, provided it appears from the evidence that through any act of abuse, neglect, or omission of duty or by any improper act or conduct on the part of any such person the abuse, neglect, or delinquency of any child may have been caused or merely encouraged.
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