South Dakota Nudity Laws

Category: Nudity Laws

South Dakota

* § 22-24-1.1.Public indecency--Misdemeanor. A person commits the crime of public indecency if the person, under circumstances in which that person knows that his or her conduct is likely to annoy, offend, or alarm some other person, exposes his or her anus or genitals in a public place where another may be present who will be annoyed, offended, or alarmed by the person's act. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

* § 22-24-1.2. Indecent exposure--Misdemeanor or felony. A person commits the crime of indecent exposure if, with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, the person exposes his or her genitals in a public place, or in the view of a public place, under circumstances in which that person knows that person's conduct is likely to annoy, offend, or alarm another person.


* A misdemeanor conviction for public indecent exposure can result in the requirement for registration on the state's sex offender list.