{ "batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: anchor", "summary": "ANCHOR: South Dakota Codified Laws Chapter 22-24, \"Obscenity and Public Indecency\", on the SD Legislature statutes service.", "body": "ANCHOR: South Dakota Codified Laws Chapter 22-24, \"Obscenity and Public Indecency\", on the SD Legislature statutes service.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“SDLRC - Codified Law 22-24 - OBSCENITY AND PUBLIC INDECENCY”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "SDLRC - Codified Law 22-24 - OBSCENITY AND PUBLIC INDECENCY", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: harmful to minors definition", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-27(5) defines \"harmful to minors\" by prurient appeal to minors, patent offensiveness to adult standards for minors, and lack of serious value.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-27(5) defines \"harmful to minors\" by prurient appeal to minors, patent offensiveness to adult standards for minors, and lack of serious value.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(5) \"Harmful to minors,\" includes in its meaning the quality of any material or of any performance or of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, if it:”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(5) \"Harmful to minors,\" includes in its meaning the quality of any material or of any performance or of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, if it:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "harmful to minors definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: obscene material definition", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-27(12) defines \"obscene material\" using a three-part prurient interest / patently offensive / lacks serious value test.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-27(12) defines \"obscene material\" using a three-part prurient interest / patently offensive / lacks serious value test.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“That is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sado-masochistic abuse or sexual conduct; and”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "That is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sado-masochistic abuse or sexual conduct; and", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "obscene material definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: minor definition (adults 18+ outside scope)", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-27(9) defines minor as a person under eighteen, so the harmful-to-minors offenses do not reach sales to adults 18 or older.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-27(9) defines minor as a person under eighteen, so the harmful-to-minors offenses do not reach sales to adults 18 or older.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(9) \"Minor,\" any person less than eighteen years of age;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(9) \"Minor,\" any person less than eighteen years of age;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "minor definition (adults 18+ outside scope)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: distribution offense and class", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-28: disseminating material harmful to minors is a Class 1 misdemeanor.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-28: disseminating material harmful to minors is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Any person who disseminates material harmful to minors is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Any person who disseminates material harmful to minors is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "distribution offense and class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: sale or loan to minors", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-29 covers knowingly giving, making available, selling or loaning harmful material to a minor.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-29 covers knowingly giving, making available, selling or loaning harmful material to a minor.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A person is guilty of disseminating material that is harmful to minors if the person knowingly gives or makes available to a minor or promotes or possesses with intent to promote to minors”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A person is guilty of disseminating material that is harmful to minors if the person knowingly gives or makes available to a minor or promotes or possesses with intent to promote to minors", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "sale or loan to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: local obscenity regulation", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-25.1 lets counties and municipalities adopt a community standards test to regulate sale and distribution of obscene material.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-25.1 lets counties and municipalities adopt a community standards test to regulate sale and distribution of obscene material.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Any county or municipality may provide, by ordinance, for a contemporary community standards test to regulate the sale, distribution, and use of obscene material”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Any county or municipality may provide, by ordinance, for a contemporary community standards test to regulate the sale, distribution, and use of obscene material", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "local obscenity regulation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: online platform age verification", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-69 (2025) requires covered platforms to use reasonable age verification; first violation Class 1 misdemeanor, subsequent Class 6 felony.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-69 (2025) requires covered platforms to use reasonable age verification; first violation Class 1 misdemeanor, subsequent Class 6 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification on the platform to verify the age of any individual who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors on the platform”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification on the platform to verify the age of any individual who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors on the platform", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "online platform age verification", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c9", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: covered platform definition", "summary": "SDCL 22-24-27(2) defines covered platform as a website whose regular business is to create, host or make available material harmful to minors.", "body": "SDCL 22-24-27(2) defines covered platform as a website whose regular business is to create, host or make available material harmful to minors.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“\"Covered platform,\" a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "\"Covered platform,\" a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "covered platform definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_c10", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: Class 1 misdemeanor penalty", "summary": "SDCL 22-6-2: a Class 1 misdemeanor carries up to one year in county jail or a $2,000 fine, or both.", "body": "SDCL 22-6-2: a Class 1 misdemeanor carries up to one year in county jail or a $2,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Class 1 misdemeanor: one year imprisonment in a county jail or two thousand dollars fine, or both;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-6-2.html?all=true", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Class 1 misdemeanor: one year imprisonment in a county jail or two thousand dollars fine, or both;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "Class 1 misdemeanor penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_q1", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "summary": "The population of South Texas is more than 5 million according to 2024 census estimates.", "body": "The population of South Texas is more than 5 million according to 2024 census estimates.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“The population of this region is more than 5 million according to the 2024 census estimates.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "The population of this region is more than 5 million according to the 2024 census estimates.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_q2", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "summary": "South Texas consists of 41 counties.", "body": "South Texas consists of 41 counties.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“South Texas consists of 41 counties.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "South Texas consists of 41 counties.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_q3", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "summary": "San Antonio is the largest city in South Texas.", "body": "San Antonio is the largest city in South Texas.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Largest city San Antonio”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Largest city San Antonio", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_q4", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "summary": "Corpus Christi is the second largest city in South Texas.", "body": "Corpus Christi is the second largest city in South Texas.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Corpus Christi is the second largest city in South Texas.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Corpus Christi is the second largest city in South Texas.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_q5", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "summary": "Laredo is the third largest city in South Texas.", "body": "Laredo is the third largest city in South Texas.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Laredo is the third largest city in South Texas.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Laredo is the third largest city in South Texas.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r7941_south_dakota_obscenity_and_distribution_south_dakota_7941_q6", "category": "Safety", "title": "South Dakota: general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "summary": "Brownsville is the fourth largest city in South Texas.", "body": "Brownsville is the fourth largest city in South Texas.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Brownsville is the fourth largest city in South Texas.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texas", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Brownsville is the fourth largest city in South Texas.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7941-south-dakota-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "South Dakota", "topic": "general adult obscenity distribution offense; AG guidance; judicial self-help", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }