{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-3-1","heading":"Persons capable of committing crimes--Exceptions.","body":"Any person is capable of committing a crime, except those included in the following classes:\n(1) Any child under the age of ten years;\n(2) Any child of the age of ten years , but under the age of fourteen years, in the absence of proof that at the time of the committing the act or neglect charged, the child knew its wrongfulness;\n(3) Any person who committed the act or made the omission charged under ignorance or mistake of fact which disproves any criminal intent. However, ignorance of the law does not excuse a person from punishment for its violation;\n(4) Any person who committed the act charged without being conscious thereof; or\n(5) Any person who committed the act or made the omission charged while under involuntary subjection to the power of superiors.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-3. PARTIES TO CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-3-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"5f62836771412a949c85bfb92e625a0cf7f26b7bd70bc427fafefd08995dd78c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-2-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-3-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}