
South Dakota Recording Laws (2026): One-Party Consent Rules
South Dakota is a one-party consent state under SDCL 23A-35A-20. Illegal recording is a Class 5 felony (5 years, $10,000). Learn the rules, penalties, and police-recording limits.
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South Dakota is a one-party consent state under SDCL 23A-35A-20. Illegal recording is a Class 5 felony (5 years, $10,000). Learn the rules, penalties, and police-recording limits.

Learn how to get a Protection Order in South Dakota. Covers who qualifies, temporary vs. final order lengths, firearms rules, and violation penalties under SDCL Ch. 25-10.

Learn South Dakota Ring doorbell laws, including one-party consent rules, video surveillance limits, penalties for illegal recording, and HOA guidelines.

Learn South Dakota school recording laws. Student and parent recording rights, school camera rules, IEP meeting recording, FERPA, and school board meeting recording.

Learn South Dakota security camera laws under SDCL 22-21-1. Residential and business camera rules, audio recording restrictions, and neighbor privacy explained.

South Dakota is a stand-your-ground state under SDCL 22-18-4 (HB 1212, 2021). No duty to retreat anywhere lawfully present. Criminal and civil immunity under SDCL 22-18-4.1 and 22-18-4.8.

Understand South Dakota's sexting laws: criminal penalties for adults and minors, revenge porn laws, and defenses available under South Dakota law.

South Dakota slip and fall laws explained: slight/gross negligence rule, open-and-obvious duty bar, ice/snow duty, 3-year SOL, 180-day government notice deadline.

South Dakota is a one-party consent state under SDCL § 23A-35A-20. Record conversations you join without notice. Voyeurism and surveillance statutes still apply.

Social Security disability in South Dakota: a small state SSI supplement, automatic Medicaid on SSI approval, approval odds, and ALJ hearing wait times.

South Dakota requires 20 years for adverse possession under SDCL § 15-3-1, or 10 years with color of title and payment of property taxes. Learn the FED process to remove a squatter.

Learn South Dakota statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, malpractice, and felonies.

Learn South Dakota surveillance camera laws covering home security, workplace monitoring, hidden cameras, nanny cams, audio recording consent, and penalties.

South Dakota Uniform Trade Secrets Act (S.D. Codified Laws §§ 37-29-1 to 37-29-11): definitions, remedies, 3-year deadline, and federal DTSA overlap explained.

South Dakota holds over $600 million in unclaimed money. Learn how to search cash.sd.gov for free and file a claim through the State Treasurer's Office.

Learn South Dakota video recording laws under SDCL 22-21-1 and 22-21-4. Public filming is legal. Hidden cameras in private places carry criminal penalties.

Learn South Dakota voyeurism laws under SDCL 22-21-4 and hidden camera rules under SDCL 22-21-1. Penalties, drone surveillance rules, and deepfake protections.

South Dakota's PARS charges a flat $20 fee per search, win or lose. Learn how to check if you have a warrant in South Dakota, and where the free options are.

South Dakota whistleblower laws protect state employees who report violations and workers facing retaliation. Learn filing deadlines, remedies, and rights.

South Dakota window tint laws: front side windows must allow 35% VLT; back side and rear windows 20%. Learn penalties, sticker rules, and the broad 9% tolerance.

South Dakota windshield mounting laws: restrictions, penalties, and exemptions. Complete guide.

South Dakota workers' comp guide: mandatory for 1+ employees, 3-business-day report deadline, 2-year claim limit, 66 2/3% wage replacement, and doctor-choice rules.

Learn South Dakota workplace recording laws. Employees can record conversations under one-party consent. Employer surveillance rules and NLRA protections explained.

South Dakota truck accident law: the 3-year deadline to sue, the unusual slight/gross negligence rule, who can be liable, FMCSA rules, and the $750k minimum.

South Dakota wrongful death law: the 3-year deadline, who may file, the pecuniary-loss damages standard, no general cap, and the state's slight-gross fault rule.