{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-36.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-10-36.1","heading":"Arrest of domestic abuse victim for outstanding warrant.","body":"No law enforcement officer who is called to the scene of a domestic abuse complaint is required to arrest any victim of domestic abuse for an outstanding warrant if:\n(1) The victim is not otherwise liable to arrest for any action arising out of the present incidence of domestic abuse; and\n(2) The outstanding warrant is for a nonviolent misdemeanor offense.\nThe victim is subject to arrest on an outstanding warrant after seventy-two hours have passed since the incidence of the domestic abuse call under this section.\nThe decision of an officer to arrest or not to arrest a victim on an outstanding warrant under this section may not constitute a cause of action against the officer, the law enforcement agency, the employing entity, or any of the employing entity's employees.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-10. PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-10-36.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0938f658ed3de9b967adf60bd7681f9789178af8a1bbfa4bbf2a53d3b21b1249","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-36","next":"us-sd/sdcl-25-10-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}