§ 22-23-1

S.D. Codified Laws § 22-23-1 (2026)

Prostitution--Misdemeanor.

SDC 1939, § 13.1717; SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-1 ; SL 1977, ch 189 , § 53; SL 1985, ch 183 , § 1; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 175; SL 2017, ch 97 , § 1; SL 2019, ch 109 , § 2.

A person who is eighteen years of age or older and who engages in or offers to engage in sexual activity for a fee or other compensation is guilty of prostitution, a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.1717; SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-1 ; SL 1977, ch 189 , § 53; SL 1985, ch 183 , § 1; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 175; SL 2017, ch 97 , § 1; SL 2019, ch 109 , § 2.