{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-43","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-16-43","heading":"Watercraft homicide--Penalty.","body":"Any person who, while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or substances, in a manner and to a degree prohibited by § 42-8-45, without design to effect death, operates a boat, as defined by § 42-8-2, in a negligent manner and thereby causes the death of another person, including an unborn child, is guilty of watercraft homicide, a Class 3 felony.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-16. HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-16-43","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"3413edeea47fe99054749c712b7dd9334e1e305c696b5eab1292017fea859b0f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-42","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-17-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}