SDCL § 35-9-11: Defense available to social host.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 35. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- CHAPTER 35-9. AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES
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.
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