S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-11

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 13-27-11 - Failure to send child to school as misdemeanor

Any person having control of a child of compulsory school age who fails to have the child attend school, as required by the provisions of this title, or provide alternative instruction pursuant to § 13-27-3, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for the first offense. For each subsequent offense, a violator of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

SDCL 13-27-11

SDC 1939, § 15.9915; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 17, § 14; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.9914; SL 1982, ch 86, § 139; SL 1982, ch 142, § 2; SL 2021, ch 76, §9.

Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 76,s. 9, eff. 7/1/2021.