Validity of marriages contracted outside state--Same - sex marriages excluded

SDCL § 25-1-38 — under VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES.

SDCL § 25-1-38

Any marriage contracted outside the jurisdiction of this state, except a marriage contracted between two persons of the same gender, which is valid by the laws of the jurisdiction in which such marriage was contracted, is valid in this state. Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0103; SL 2000, ch 115 , § 1.