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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-10-26

Date of discovery in child sexual abuse action

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Shippen v. Parrott (1993)

Most recently applied in Shippen v. Parrott (August 1993)

Source: SL 1991, ch 219, § 2.

The victim need not establish which act in a series of continuing sexual abuse or exploitation incidents caused the injury complained of, but may compute the date of discovery from the date of discovery of the last act by the same perpetrator which is part of a common course of conduct of sexual abuse or exploitation.

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