S.D. Codified Laws § 22-48-2.1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 22-48-2.1 - Claim of use of unreasonable force by victim-Hearing to determine reasonable basis for claim

If the perpetrator claims that the victim used unreasonable force, before any discovery relating to the claim may be commenced and before the claim may be submitted to the trier of fact, the court, after hearing, must find, based on clear and convincing evidence, that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the victim used unreasonable force.

SDCL 22-48-2.1

SL 2003, ch 130, §2.