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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-24B-23

Restrictions on residence within community safety zone--Penalty

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Shepley (2025)

Most recently applied in State v. Shepley (June 2025)

Source: SL 2006, ch 125, § 2; SL 2010, ch 120, § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex

No person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to this chapter may establish a residence or reside within a community safety zone unless:

(1) The person is incarcerated in a jail or prison or other correctional placement which is located within a community safety zone;

(2) The person is on parole or probation and has been assigned to a halfway house or supervised living center within a community safety zone;

(3) The person is homeless and has been admitted to a community homeless shelter within a community safety zone by an appropriate community official;

(4) The person is placed in a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12, or certified under Title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act as amended to December 31, 2001, or receiving services from a community service provider accredited or certified by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Social Services, which is located within a community safety zone;

(5) The person was under age eighteen at the time of the offense and the offender was not tried and convicted of the offense as an adult;

(6) The person established and inhabited the residence as of:

(a) July 1, 2006, if the community safety zone includes a school, public park, public playground, or public pool; or

(b) July 1, 2024, if the community safety zone includes a domestic abuse shelter or sexual assault shelter;

(7) The school, public park, public pool, domestic abuse shelter, sexual assault shelter, or public playground was built or established subsequent to the person's establishing residence at the location; or

(8) The circuit court has entered an order pursuant to § 22-24B-28 exempting the offender from the provisions of §§ 22-24B-22 to 22-24B-28, inclusive.

A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. Any subsequent violation is a Class 5 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.