{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-42","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-27A-42","heading":"Death penalty prohibited for defendant younger than eighteen when offense committed.","body":"The penalty of death may not be imposed upon any defendant for any offense committed when the defendant was less than eighteen years of age.\nSource: SL 2004, ch 166, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-27A. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-27A-42","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4ad89aaefe057751d1f36180abfdf772905f97f5ee7dca552ebe585a613fa4af","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-41","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}