GroundRules
SDCL § 35-9-12: Social host's lack of physical presence not a defense.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 35. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- CHAPTER 35-9. AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES
It is not a defense of a violation of §§ 35-9-9 and 35-9-10 that the social host was not physically present on or at the premises if the social host knew that illegal consumption of alcoholic beverages would occur in his or her absence.
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