It is not a crime for a parent to surrender a newborn to an emergency services provider or a licensed child placement agency, as provided in § 25-5A-27, if the newborn has not been harmed prior to being surrendered.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-28
Surrender of unharmed newborn not a crime
Source: SL 2001, ch 132, § 2; SL 2025, ch 107, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.