26-10-25. Time for commencing civil action for damages resulting from childhood sexual abuse.
Any civil action based on intentional conduct brought by any person for recovery of damages for injury suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse shall be commenced within three years of the act alleged to have caused the injury or condition, or three years of the time the victim discovered or reasonably should have discovered that the injury or condition was caused by the act, whichever period expires later. However, no person who has reached the age of forty years may recover damages from any person or entity other than the person who perpetrated the actual act of sexual abuse.
Source: SL 1991, ch 219, §1; SL 2010, ch 141, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 10 - Offenses By And Against Minors
Section 26-10-2.1 - Professional boxing by minors prohibited.
Section 26-10-19 - Tattooing minor without parental consent as misdemeanor.
Section 26-10-26 - Date of discovery in child sexual abuse action.
Section 26-10-27 - Knowledge of parent or guardian.
Section 26-10-28 - "Child" defined.
Section 26-10-29 - "Childhood sexual abuse" defined.
Section 26-10-30 - Permitting physical or sexual abuse of child as felony--Affirmative defense.
Section 26-10-32 - Branding of a minor prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor or felony.
Section 26-10-33 - Juvenile sexting prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 26-10-34 - Defenses to juvenile sexting.
Section 26-10-35 - Depiction of person charged not a defense to juvenile sexting.