South Dakota § 22-24A-18 - Computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws--Misdemeanor.
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§ 22-24A-18. Computer repair technicians to report suspected violations of child pornography laws--Misdemeanor.
Any commercial computer repair technician who has knowledge of or observes, within the scope of the technician's professional capacity or employment, a film, photograph, video tape, negative, slide or other visual depiction of a minor whom the technician knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of eighteen, engaged in prohibited sexual acts or in the simulation of prohibited sexual acts, shall report the depiction to an appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as reasonably possible. The computer repair technician need not report to law enforcement depictions involving mere nudity of the minor, but shall report visual depictions involving prohibited sexual acts. This section may not be construed to require a computer repair technician to review all data, disks, or tapes delivered to the computer repair technician within the computer repair technician's professional capacity or employment.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, a violation of this section does not constitute grounds for a civil action for damages against any person.
Source: SL 2002, ch 109, § 25; SDCL, § 22-22-24.18; SL 2005, ch 120, § 407.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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