<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 50-15-6 - Trespassing--Affirmative defense--Misdemeanor.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } a.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6000000 { text-decoration: none; } span.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 50-15-6 - Trespassing--Affirmative defense--Misdemeanor."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 50-15-6 - Trespassing--Affirmative defense--Misdemeanor."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/50-15-6"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-15-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6SENU">50-15-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6SENU">. </span><span class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6CL">Trespassing--Affirmative defense--Misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6DefaultParagraphFont">No person may, except as authorized by law, land a drone on the real or personal property or the waters of a landowner who owns the real property beneath the water body, without the landowner's consent. It is an affirmative defense if the landing was a forced landing or if the landing was caused by a technical malfunction, but in either case, the operator of the drone remains liable for any damage resulting from the landing. </span><a id="_Hlk157059583" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6000000" rel="noopener"></a><span class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6DefaultParagraphFont">A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor</span><span class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s8341e19f837d4115ad9c2ec8a1ea91a6SCL">SL 2021, ch 95, § 3; SL 2024, ch 194, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>