{ "batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_anchor_22", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Dakota Codified Laws: Chapter 22-23 index (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The South Dakota Legislature's official Codified Laws publish SDCL chapter 22-23 under the heading quoted. Chapter 22-23 holds every prostitution offence.", "body": "The South Dakota Legislature's official Codified Laws publish SDCL chapter 22-23 under the heading quoted. Chapter 22-23 holds every prostitution offence.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 22-23 PROSTITUTION”\n\nNote: Anchor record: legislature's own statute site, state .gov domain.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-23", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 22-23 PROSTITUTION", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "South Dakota Codified Laws", "topic": "Chapter 22-23 index (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-sd" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_idx", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23: Index of the chapter", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 22-23 lists sections 22-23-1 to 22-23-9; 22-23-3, -4 and -5 to -7 are repealed, leaving 22-23-1, 1.1, 1.2, 2, 8 and 9 in force.", "body": "Chapter 22-23 lists sections 22-23-1 to 22-23-9; 22-23-3, -4 and -5 to -7 are repealed, leaving 22-23-1, 1.1, 1.2, 2, 8 and 9 in force.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“22-23-1 Prostitution--Misdemeanor. 22-23-1.1 Sexual activity defined. 22-23-1.2 Affirmative defense of compulsion. 22-23-2 Promoting prostitution--Felony. 22-23-3 Repealed by SL 1977, ch 189 , § 126. 22-23-4 Repealed by SL 2005, ch 120 , § 178, eff. July 1, 2006. 22-23-5 22-23-5 to 22- 23-7 . Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-7 . 22-23-8 Pimping—Permitting prostitution on premises--Felony. 22-23-9 Hiring for sexual activity--Misdemeanor or felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-23", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "22-23-1 Prostitution--Misdemeanor. 22-23-1.1 Sexual activity defined. 22-23-1.2 Affirmative defense of compulsion. 22-23-2 Promoting prostitution--Felony. 22-23-3 Repealed by SL 1977, ch 189 , § 126. 22-23-4 Repealed by SL 2005, ch 120 , § 178, eff. July 1, 2006. 22-23-5 22-23-5 to 22- 23-7 . Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-7 . 22-23-8 Pimping—Permitting prostitution on premises--Felony. 22-23-9 Hiring for sexual activity--Misdemeanor or felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23", "topic": "Index of the chapter", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s1", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-1: Prostitution: offence and class", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-1: an adult who engages in or offers to engage in sexual activity for a fee or other compensation commits prostitution, a Class 1 misdemeanor.", "body": "SDCL 22-23-1: an adult who engages in or offers to engage in sexual activity for a fee or other compensation commits prostitution, a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A person who is eighteen years of age or older and who engages in or offers to engage in sexual activity for a fee or other compensation is guilty of prostitution, a Class 1 misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: Seller-side offence; the element is 'sexual activity' for a fee or other compensation.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-23-1", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A person who is eighteen years of age or older and who engages in or offers to engage in sexual activity for a fee or other compensation is guilty of prostitution, a Class 1 misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23-1", "topic": "Prostitution: offence and class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-sd" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s11", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-1.1: Sexual activity defined", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Sexual activity' in chapter 22-23 means sexual penetration (22-22-2) and sexual contact (22-22-7.1).", "body": "'Sexual activity' in chapter 22-23 means sexual penetration (22-22-2) and sexual contact (22-22-7.1).\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“As used in this chapter the term, sexual activity, references both sexual penetration, as defined in § 22-22-2 , and sexual contact, as defined in § 22-22-7.1 .”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-23-1.1", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "As used in this chapter the term, sexual activity, references both sexual penetration, as defined in § 22-22-2 , and sexual contact, as defined in § 22-22-7.1 .", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23-1.1", "topic": "Sexual activity defined", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2271", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-22-7.1: Sexual contact defined", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Sexual contact' means touching of a female's breasts or any person's genitalia or anus with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party.", "body": "'Sexual contact' means touching of a female's breasts or any person's genitalia or anus with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“the term, sexual contact, means any touching, not amounting to rape, whether or not through clothing or other covering, of the breasts of a female or the genitalia or anus of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-22-7.1.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "the term, sexual contact, means any touching, not amounting to rape, whether or not through clothing or other covering, of the breasts of a female or the genitalia or anus of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-22-7.1", "topic": "Sexual contact defined", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2202", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-22-2: Sexual penetration defined", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Sexual penetration' means an act, however slight, of sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or intrusion of any body part or object into the genital or anal openings.", "body": "'Sexual penetration' means an act, however slight, of sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or intrusion of any body part or object into the genital or anal openings.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Sexual penetration means an act, however slight, of sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body or of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-22-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Sexual penetration means an act, however slight, of sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body or of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-22-2", "topic": "Sexual penetration defined", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s12", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-1.2: Affirmative defense of compulsion", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] It is an affirmative defense to prostitution that the defendant is a human-trafficking victim under chapter 22-49 or acted only under compulsion by threat of bodily harm.", "body": "It is an affirmative defense to prostitution that the defendant is a human-trafficking victim under chapter 22-49 or acted only under compulsion by threat of bodily harm.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“It is an affirmative defense to a charge of prostitution under § 22-23-1 if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant is a victim of human trafficking under chapter 22-49 or that the defendant committed the act only under compulsion by another person who, by implicit or explicit threat, created a reasonable apprehension in the mind of the defendant that if the defendant did not commit the act, the person would inflict bodily harm upon the defendant.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-23-1.2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "It is an affirmative defense to a charge of prostitution under § 22-23-1 if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant is a victim of human trafficking under chapter 22-49 or that the defendant committed the act only under compulsion by another person who, by implicit or explicit threat, created a reasonable apprehension in the mind of the defendant that if the defendant did not commit the act, the person would inflict bodily harm upon the defendant.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23-1.2", "topic": "Affirmative defense of compulsion", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-2: Promoting prostitution", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Encouraging, inducing or procuring another to become or remain a prostitute, or promoting prostitution of a minor, spouse, child, ward or dependant, is promoting prostitution, a Class 5 felony.", "body": "Encouraging, inducing or procuring another to become or remain a prostitute, or promoting prostitution of a minor, spouse, child, ward or dependant, is promoting prostitution, a Class 5 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(1) Encourages, induces, procures, or otherwise purposely causes another to become or remain a prostitute; (2) Promotes the prostitution of a minor; or (3) Promotes the prostitution of his or her spouse, child, ward, or other dependant person; is guilty of promoting prostitution. Promoting prostitution is a Class 5 felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-23-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Encourages, induces, procures, or otherwise purposely causes another to become or remain a prostitute; (2) Promotes the prostitution of a minor; or (3) Promotes the prostitution of his or her spouse, child, ward, or other dependant person; is guilty of promoting prostitution. Promoting prostitution is a Class 5 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23-2", "topic": "Promoting prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s8", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-8: Pimping and permitting prostitution on premises", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Soliciting patrons, procuring a prostitute for a patron, transporting a person for prostitution, or knowingly permitting premises you control to be regularly used for prostitution is a Class 6 felony.", "body": "Soliciting patrons, procuring a prostitute for a patron, transporting a person for prostitution, or knowingly permitting premises you control to be regularly used for prostitution is a Class 6 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(1) Solicits another person to patronize a prostitute; (2) Procures a prostitute for a patron; (3) Transports a person into or within this state to engage in prostitution, or procures or pays for transportation for that purpose; (4) Knowingly permits a place owned, managed, supervised, or controlled by himself or herself, alone, or in association with others, to be regularly used for prostitution or the promotion of prostitution, or fails to make reasonable effort to abate such use by ejecting the tenant, notifying law enforcement authorities, or using other legally available means; or (5) Solicits, receives, or agrees to receive any benefit for doing or agreeing to do anything prohibited by this section; is guilty of a Class 6 felony.”\n\nNote: Subdivision (4) reaches a premises owner or manager who fails to abate regular use for prostitution.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-23-8.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Solicits another person to patronize a prostitute; (2) Procures a prostitute for a patron; (3) Transports a person into or within this state to engage in prostitution, or procures or pays for transportation for that purpose; (4) Knowingly permits a place owned, managed, supervised, or controlled by himself or herself, alone, or in association with others, to be regularly used for prostitution or the promotion of prostitution, or fails to make reasonable effort to abate such use by ejecting the tenant, notifying law enforcement authorities, or using other legally available means; or (5) Solicits, receives, or agrees to receive any benefit for doing or agreeing to do anything prohibited by this section; is guilty of a Class 6 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23-8", "topic": "Pimping and permitting prostitution on premises", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-sd" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s9", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-9: Hiring for sexual activity (buyer side)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Hiring or attempting to hire another for a fee or other compensation to engage in sexual activity is a Class 1 misdemeanor; a repeat within ten years is a Class 6 felony.", "body": "Hiring or attempting to hire another for a fee or other compensation to engage in sexual activity is a Class 1 misdemeanor; a repeat within ten years is a Class 6 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A person who hires or attempts to hire another person for a fee or other compensation to engage in sexual activity is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of, or has pled guilty to, one or more violations of this section or § 22-23-2 in the previous ten years is guilty of a Class 6 felony.”\n\nNote: Relevant to a creator who pays a co-performer: the payer side is its own section.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-23-9.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A person who hires or attempts to hire another person for a fee or other compensation to engage in sexual activity is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of, or has pled guilty to, one or more violations of this section or § 22-23-2 in the previous ten years is guilty of a Class 6 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23-9", "topic": "Hiring for sexual activity (buyer side)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-sd" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_s3_rep", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-23-3: Repealed sections", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Section 22-23-3 is repealed (SL 1977, ch 189, s 126); 22-23-4 is repealed (SL 2005, ch 120, s 178, eff. July 1, 2006); 22-23-5 to 22-23-7 are repealed (SL 1976, ch 158).", "body": "Section 22-23-3 is repealed (SL 1977, ch 189, s 126); 22-23-4 is repealed (SL 2005, ch 120, s 178, eff. July 1, 2006); 22-23-5 to 22-23-7 are repealed (SL 1976, ch 158).\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“22-23-3 Repealed by SL 1977, ch 189 , § 126. 22-23-4 Repealed by SL 2005, ch 120 , § 178, eff. July 1, 2006. 22-23-5 22-23-5 to 22- 23-7 . Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-7 .”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-23", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "22-23-3 Repealed by SL 1977, ch 189 , § 126. 22-23-4 Repealed by SL 2005, ch 120 , § 178, eff. July 1, 2006. 22-23-5 22-23-5 to 22- 23-7 . Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-7 .", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL 22-23-3", "topic": "Repealed sections", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_425_south_dakota_prostitution_statute_every_section_carveout", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL ch. 22-23: No carve-out for filmed paid adult sex", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 22-23 contains no section exempting paid, consensual adult sex that is filmed for sale; the chapter says nothing about filming.", "body": "Chapter 22-23 contains no section exempting paid, consensual adult sex that is filmed for sale; the chapter says nothing about filming.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“22-23-1.2 Affirmative defense of compulsion. 22-23-2 Promoting prostitution--Felony. 22-23-3 Repealed by SL 1977, ch 189 , § 126. 22-23-4 Repealed by SL 2005, ch 120 , § 178, eff. July 1, 2006. 22-23-5 22-23-5 to 22- 23-7 . Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-7 . 22-23-8 Pimping—Permitting prostitution on premises--Felony. 22-23-9 Hiring for sexual activity--Misdemeanor or felony.”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Read the full index and text of chapter 22-23 (9 listed sections). The only defence is 22-23-1.2 (trafficking/compulsion). No section mentions video, recording, or performance.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-23", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "22-23-1.2 Affirmative defense of compulsion. 22-23-2 Promoting prostitution--Felony. 22-23-3 Repealed by SL 1977, ch 189 , § 126. 22-23-4 Repealed by SL 2005, ch 120 , § 178, eff. July 1, 2006. 22-23-5 22-23-5 to 22- 23-7 . Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-7 . 22-23-8 Pimping—Permitting prostitution on premises--Felony. 22-23-9 Hiring for sexual activity--Misdemeanor or felony.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "425-south-dakota-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "SDCL ch. 22-23", "topic": "No carve-out for filmed paid adult sex", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-sd" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }