<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 22-42-21 - Lack of knowledge as to age of minor not a defense. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047752Normal { 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.s2047752SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047752CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047752Normal-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.s2047752DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047752000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047752SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047752SCL-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="s2047752Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-21"><span class="s2047752SENU">22-42-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047752SENU">. </span><span class="s2047752CL">Lack of knowledge as to age of minor not a defense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047752Normal-000000"><span class="s2047752DefaultParagraphFont">It is not a defense to the provisions of this chapter regarding distribution of a controlled substance or marijuana to a minor that the defendant did not know that the recipient was a minor, even if such lack of knowledge was reasonable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047752Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047752000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047752Normal"><span class="s2047752SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047752SCL-000002"> SL 1992, ch 168, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>