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S.D. Codified Laws § 20-13-58

Public changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms--Definitions

Known as the South Dakota Human Relations Act

The act spans §§ 20–20 (84 sections).

Source: SL 2025, ch 84, § 6.

Terms used in §§ 20-13-58 to 20-13-63, inclusive, mean:

(1) "Changing room," a room or area in which an individual may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a multi-occupancy locker room or shower room;

(2) "Female," an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;

(3) "Male," an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization;

(4) "Restroom," a room that includes at least one toilet or urinal;

(5) "Sleeping quarters," a room that contains a bed and in which more than one individual is housed overnight;

(6) "Sex," an individual's biological sex, either male or female; and

(7) "Unisex or family room," a changing room or restroom that:

(a) Is intended for use by a single occupant, a single occupant and the occupant's caregiver, or members of the same family;

(b) Is enclosed by means of floor-to-ceiling walls; and

(c) Is accessible by means of a full door, with a secure lock that prevents entry by another individual while the room is in use.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.