It is a defense against a conviction for a violation of §§ 35-9-9 and 35-9-10 that, immediately upon learning of the illegal consumption, the social host or an agent of the social host took effective and appropriate action to stop the illegal consumption and to secure or to attempt to secure the contraband alcoholic beverages.
S.D. Codified Laws § 35-9-11
Defense available to social host
Source: SL 2014, ch 177, § 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.