South Dakota

South Dakota has allowed permitless concealed carry since SB 47, effective July 1, 2019 (SDCL §22-14-9); open carry has long been unrestricted without a permit for lawful possessors.

South Dakota has no statute prohibiting firearms in places of worship; carry there is a property-owner decision.

No South Dakota-specific research on this exact question was completed due to research-session time/tool constraints; South Dakota is a permitless-carry state and I have no confirmed information, positive or negative, about an alcohol-establishment carry restriction there. This should be treated as effectively unresearched rather than confirmed either way.

South Dakota law states plainly that 'South Dakota residents and nonresidents who may lawfully possess a pistol are not required to have a permit in order to carry a concealed pistol in the state' (SDCL § 23-7-7); an optional permit exists mainly for reciprocity. No boat/vessel/waterway restriction was found in South Dakota carry law.

SDCL §22-14-23 makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly possess a firearm 'in any county courthouse or in the state capitol' ('courthouse' is defined broadly in §22-14-22 to include any building used for circuit-court sessions and any building appended/used as a supplementary structure to one). This is specific to courthouses and the Capitol; an ordinary DMV office or city hall is not covered, and South Dakota is otherwise a permitless-carry state with no broader government-building ban found.

SB 100 (signed March 31, 2025, effective July 1, 2025) bars South Dakota public universities/technical colleges from broadly prohibiting concealed carry by holders of SD's Enhanced (or Restricted Enhanced) permit, or an equivalent reciprocal out-of-state enhanced permit; standard permit holders are NOT covered. Limited safety exceptions remain (hazardous-materials areas, MRI rooms). Private institutions are unaffected.

South Dakota is a permissive constitutional-carry state with no statewide business-signage mandate; carry is presumptively lawful absent a posted sign or a request to leave.

No SD statute requires advance owner consent; general criminal trespass law (SDCL 22-35-6) requires notice before presence becomes unlawful (opt-out default). Constitutional-carry state.

No South Dakota source I found lists airports among restricted locations (usacarry.com's list: K-12 schools/school buses, courthouses/government buildings, bars where alcohol is the primary business, and posted private property). No statute or second source addresses airports specifically.

South Dakota has had permitless open AND concealed carry since July 1, 2019 (HB 1109), for both residents and non-residents 18+ who are legally eligible — this covers vehicle carry. Optional concealed permits (governed by SDCL 22-14 and 23-7) remain available mainly for reciprocity in other states.

No South Dakota statute prohibits firearms in hospitals.

South Dakota is permitless-carry. Its core restricted-place statute (SDCL §22-14-23) is limited to county courthouses and the State Capitol; no rest-area restriction. Verified against the statute text directly.

No South Dakota statute found imposing a duty to inform law enforcement of concealed carry, proactively or if asked.

SDCL § 23-7-7.4, titled "Nonresident permit to carry concealed pistol," allows non-residents to obtain a South Dakota concealed pistol permit through the county sheriff.

S.D. Codified Laws §13-32-7 bans firearms on public K-12 premises, but a 2024 amendment (SB 203, effective July 1, 2024) lets a person 21+ holding an ENHANCED concealed pistol permit possess a firearm on school grounds WITH the school principal's written permission — a two-part condition (enhanced permit AND case-by-case principal sign-off), not an automatic right. Ordinary/basic permits do not qualify. Private schools are not covered by this statute at all.

No South Dakota-specific firearms-signage criminal statute is known to me, and I could not confirm the notice requirements of SD's general trespass statutes (SDCL §§ 22-35-6/7) in this session.

S.D. Codified Laws §§ 7-18A-36 (counties), 8-5-13, 9-19-20 (municipalities/townships): no local government may pass any ordinance restricting possession, transport, or carrying of firearms; such ordinances are null and void.

No South Dakota statute found prohibiting firearms at polling places. Based on MAP research; not independently verified against South Dakota's own statute.

No state-level magazine capacity restriction found.

No extreme risk protection order or red flag statute found in South Dakota.

No additional state restriction beyond the federal NFA process. S.D. Codified Laws § 22-14-6 defines 'controlled weapon' to include machine guns and SBR/SBS, but a person who has registered the gun with the proper federal authority is exempt — meeting federal NFA registration satisfies SD law with no separate state license needed. Suppressors were fully removed from the 'controlled weapon' definition by SB 2, signed Feb. 10, 2026, eliminating even the state-level tax-stamp acknowledgment requirement. Pre-1986 transferable machine guns are legal if federally registered.

Stand Your Ground by statute: S.D. Codified Laws §§ 22-18-4; 22-18-4.1; 22-18-4.8, expanded by 2021 SD HB 1212 — no duty to retreat.

No South Dakota statute requires background checks on private firearm transfers. Confirmed via absence from Giffords' UBC list.