<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 26-10-32 - Branding of a minor prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor or felony. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050897Normal { 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.s2050897SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050897CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050897Normal-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.s2050897DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050897000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050897SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050897SCL-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="s2050897Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-10-32"><span class="s2050897SENU">26-10-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050897SENU">. </span><span class="s2050897CL">Branding of a minor prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor or felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050897Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050897DefaultParagraphFont">No person may brand a minor. For the purposes of this section, the term, brand, means to make a permanent mark on a person's skin through the use of heat, cold, or a chemical compound, or to cut, tear, or abrade the skin for the purpose of creating a permanent mark or design. It is not a violation of this section to tattoo a minor in compliance with the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-10-19"><span class="s2050897DefaultParagraphFont">26-10-19</span></a><span class="s2050897DefaultParagraphFont">. It is not a violation of this section to pierce any part of a minor's body for the purpose of jewelry or adornment with consent. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, any second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050897Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050897000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050897Normal"><span class="s2050897SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050897SCL-000002"> SL 2008, ch 141, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>