Sex-based definitions--Statewide applicability

SDCL § 2-14-33 — under CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF STATUTES.

SDCL § 2-14-33

The definitions of "boy," "father," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "mother," "sex," and "woman," as set forth in § 2-14-2 , apply uniformly throughout all administrative rules, contracts, guidance documents, policies, practices, and statutes of the state and each political subdivision. Source: SL 2026, ch 19 , § 2. Effective July 1, 2026