{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-18-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-18-2","heading":"Justifiable force used by public officer in performance of duty--Assistance or direction of officer.","body":"To use or attempt to use or offer to use force or violence upon or toward the person of another is not unlawful if necessarily committed by a public officer in the performance of any legal duty or by any other person assisting the public officer or acting by the public officer's direction.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-18. ASSAULTS AND PERSONAL INJURIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-18-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0c7a4fa0d0b8343dabafc299aebf28c6f82bd84067d97e85f0acc774ea5906c6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-18-1.5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-18-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}