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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-43

Watercraft homicide--Penalty

Source: SL 2025, ch 92, § 1.

Any person who, while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or substances, in a manner and to a degree prohibited by § 42-8-45, without design to effect death, operates a boat, as defined by § 42-8-2, in a negligent manner and thereby causes the death of another person, including an unborn child, is guilty of watercraft homicide, a Class 3 felony.

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