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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 25 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 6 - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
Section 25-6-4.1 - Compelling, coercing, or forcing adoption as felony

S.D. Codified Laws § 25-6-4.1

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Section 25-6-4.1 - Compelling, coercing, or forcing adoption as felony

It shall be unlawful to compel, coerce, or force by any means, any person to release, sell, place, relinquish, or give up for adoption any minor child. A violation of this section shall be a Class 6 felony.

SDCL 25-6-4.1

SL 1977, ch 205, § 2.