<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-18-38 - Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047247Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047247SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047247CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047247Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047247DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047247000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047247SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047247SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047247Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-38"><span class="s2047247SENU">22-18-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047247SENU">. </span><span class="s2047247CL">Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047247Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047247DefaultParagraphFont">It is not a defense to the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-37"><span class="s2047247DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047247DefaultParagraphFont"> that the conduct described is required as a matter of religion, custom, ritual, or standard practice, or that the individual on whom the conduct is performed, or the parent or guardian of the individual consented to the procedure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047247Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047247000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047247Normal"><span class="s2047247SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047247SCL-000002"> SL 2015, ch 127, § 2, eff. Mar. 10, 2015.</span></p></div></body></html>