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2017 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - CRIMES
Chapter 18 - Assaults And Personal Injuries
§ 22-18-38 Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation .
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 22-18-38 (2017)
22-18-38. Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation. It is not a defense to the provisions of § 22-18-37 that the conduct described is required as a matter of religion, custom, ritual, or standard practice, or that the individual on whom the conduct is performed, or the parent or guardian of the individual consented to the procedure.
Source: SL 2015, ch 127, § 2, eff. Mar. 10, 2015.
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