South Dakota § 22-24-1.4 - Private indecent exposure--Misdemeanor.
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§ 22-24-1.4. Private indecent exposure--Misdemeanor.
A person commits the crime of private indecent exposure if:
(1) The person exposes the genitals of the person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the person or another person;
(2) The person is in a place where another person has a reasonable expectation of privacy;
(3) The person is in view of the other person;
(4) The exposure reasonably would be expected to annoy, offend, or alarm the other person; and
(5) The person knows that the other person did not consent to the exposure.
Private indecent exposure is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
This section does not apply to a person who commits the act described in this section if the person cohabits with or is involved in a sexually intimate relationship with the other person.
Source: SL 2009, ch 116, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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