<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 26-10-29 - &quot;Childhood sexual abuse&quot; defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050894Normal { 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.s2050894SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050894CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050894Normal-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.s2050894DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050894000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050894SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050894SCL-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="s2050894Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-10-29"><span class="s2050894SENU">26-10-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050894SENU">. </span><span class="s2050894CL">"Childhood sexual abuse" defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050894Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050894DefaultParagraphFont">As used in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-10-25"><span class="s2050894DefaultParagraphFont">26-10-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050894DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-10-29"><span class="s2050894DefaultParagraphFont">26-10-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050894DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, childhood sexual abuse is any act committed by the defendant against the complainant who was less than eighteen years of age at the time of the act and which act would have been a violation of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22"><span class="s2050894DefaultParagraphFont">22-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050894DefaultParagraphFont"> or prior laws of similar effect at the time the act was committed which act would have constituted a felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050894Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050894000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050894Normal"><span class="s2050894SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050894SCL-000002"> SL 1991, ch 219, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>