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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-42-11

Inhabiting room where controlled substances illegally stored or used as misdemeanor

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Matter of Discipline of Hopp (1985)

Most recently applied in State v. Stone (March 1991)

Source: SL 1970, ch 229, § 10 (j); SDCL Supp, § 39-17-110; SL 1977, ch 189, § 87.

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Any person who inhabits a room knowing that any controlled drug or substance is being illegally stored or used therein, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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