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§ 22-16-1

S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-1 (2026)

Homicide defined.

SDC 1939, § 13.2001; SL 1985, ch 176 ; SL 1995, ch 122 , § 10; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 150.

Homicide is the killing of one human being, including an unborn child, by another. Homicide is either:

(1) Murder;
(2) Manslaughter;
(3) Excusable homicide;
(4) Justifiable homicide; or
(5) Vehicular homicide.

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.2001; SL 1985, ch 176 ; SL 1995, ch 122 , § 10; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 150.