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South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31 · Newer source version available

SDCL § 22-23-1.2: Affirmative defense of compulsion.

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  1. TITLE 22. CRIMES
  2. CHAPTER 22-23. PROSTITUTION

It is an affirmative defense to a charge of prostitution under § 22-23-1 if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant is a victim of human trafficking under chapter 22-49 or that the defendant committed the act only under compulsion by another person who, by implicit or explicit threat, created a reasonable apprehension in the mind of the defendant that if the defendant did not commit the act, the person would inflict bodily harm upon the defendant.

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