{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22-29","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-22-29","heading":"Sexual penetration by psychotherapist--Felony.","body":"Any psychotherapist who knowingly engages in an act of sexual penetration, as defined in § 22-22-2, with a person who is not his or her spouse and who is a patient who is emotionally dependent on the psychotherapist at the time that the act of sexual penetration is committed, commits a Class 4 felony. Consent by the patient is not a defense.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-22. SEX OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-22-29","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"99df8855bba5f5fa8326bf90a24bc927c39e3d469954659a4a8caba84468cc1c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22-28","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}