Any person who keeps or maintains a place which is resorted to by persons using controlled drugs and substances for the purpose of using such substances, or which is used for the keeping or selling of such substances, is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-42-10
Keeping place for use or sale of controlled substances as felony
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Deneui (2009)
Most recently applied in State v. Stevens (January 2024)
Source: SL 1970, ch 229, § 10 (d) (6); SDCL Supp, § 39-17-102; SL 1977, ch 189, § 84.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.