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2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - Crimes
Chapter 16 - Homicide And Suicide
§ 22-16-33 Justifiable homicide--Apprehending felon--Suppressing riot--Preserving peace.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 22-16-33 (2019)
22-16-33. Justifiable homicide--Apprehending felon--Suppressing riot--Preserving peace. Homicide is justifiable if necessarily committed in attempting by lawful ways and means to apprehend any person for any felony committed, or in lawfully suppressing any riot, or in lawfully keeping and preserving the peace.
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.2003 (3); SL 2005, ch 120, § 164.
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