{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22a-6","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-22A-6","heading":"Fraudulent assisted reproduction--Criminal action--Penalty--Consent to anonymous donor not a defense--Statute of limitations.","body":"It is a Class 5 felony for a licensed health care provider, in the performance of an assisted reproduction procedure, to:\n(1) Knowingly cause the use of reproductive material from a donor if the patient did not give written consent to receive the reproductive material from the donor; or\n(2) Intentionally cause the use of the licensed health care provider's own reproductive material without the patient's written consent.\nIt is not a defense to a violation of this section that the patient consented to an anonymous donor.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the applicable period of limitation for prosecution of a violation of this section does not begin to run until the date on which the violation is discovered and reported to law enforcement or any other governmental agency.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-22A. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-22A-6","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b8a8bf301369c8e4fa9b97073e93bc5f9fdc32a15382f535a77464673d227377","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22a-5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}