Any person treating any bullet wound, gunshot wound, powder burn, or any other injury arising from or caused by the discharge of any firearm, shall report such treatment to the sheriff of the county in which the wound is treated.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23-13-10
Report to sheriff of gunshot wounds treated
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 66 F. Supp. 2d 1094 - Gardner v. Tripp County, SD (1998)
Most recently applied in 871 F. Supp. 2d 875 - Kopman v. City of Centerville (May 2012)
Source: SL 1967, ch 111, § 1; SL 1978, ch 169, § 4.
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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.