{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-35-9-1.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 35-9-1.2","heading":"Reasonable attempt to investigate age.","body":"Any person charged with a violation of § 35-9-1, 35-9-1.1, or 35-12B-7, may offer evidence, as a defense, that the person made a reasonable attempt to investigate the age of the person by examining an age-bearing identification document that would have appeared valid to a reasonable and prudent person.","path":["TITLE 35. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES","CHAPTER 35-9. AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/35-9-1.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"70f224ea50584f5f1e61b883bc01ae5999eeff7e369e25e3a15ee86c4d13272e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-35-9-1.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-35-9-1.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}