{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-30a-19.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-30A-19.2","heading":"Detention of suspected shoplifter--Reasonableness--Grounds.","body":"Any owner or seller of merchandise, who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed retail theft pursuant to § 22-30A-19.1, may detain such person, on or off the premises of a retail mercantile establishment, in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time:\n(1) To request identification;\n(2) To verify such identification;\n(3) To make reasonable inquiry as to whether such person has in his or her possession unpurchased merchandise and, to make reasonable investigation of the ownership of such merchandise;\n(4) To inform a law enforcement officer of the detention of the person and surrender that person to the custody of a law enforcement officer; and\n(5) In the case of a minor, to inform a law enforcement officer, a parent, guardian, or other private person interested in the welfare of the detained minor and to surrender custody of the minor to such person.\nAn owner or seller of merchandise may make a detention as permitted in this section off the premises of a retail mercantile establishment only if such detention is pursuant to the immediate pursuit of such person.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-30A. THEFT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-30A-19.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ab575f3b1f31a9c34a5225d3bdd168446b544df0ed6940c3b0dafe5f6a0d1b68","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-30a-19.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-30a-19.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}