Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid are designated to be venereal diseases and are contagious, infectious, communicable, and dangerous to the public health. Any person infected with a venereal disease under this section who intentionally exposes another person to infection of that venereal disease is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1919, ch 284 , § 1; SDC 1939, § 27.2401; SL 1977, ch 190 , § 61; SL 2018, ch 204 , § 1.