{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-42-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-42-5","heading":"Unauthorized possession of controlled drug or substance as felony.","body":"No person may knowingly possess a controlled drug or substance unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by chapter 34-20B. A charge for unauthorized possession of controlled substance when absorbed into the human body as set forth in subdivision 22-42-1(1) shall only be charged under the provisions of § 22-42-5.1. A violation of this section for a substance in Schedules I or II is a Class 5 felony. A violation of this section for a substance in Schedule III and IV is a Class 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-42. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND MARIJUANA"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-42-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"5b0f273a95c0f19cc74abcabb1c458ed4453c4b44cef63721a8614e294792f23","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-42-4.3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-42-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}