Sections 20-9-12 to 20-9-18, inclusive, may not be construed to create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to persons or property, or relieve any person entering on or using the land of another for outdoor recreational activity from any obligation which the person may have in the absence of §§ 20-9-12 to 20-9-18, inclusive, to exercise care in the person’s entry on or use of the land, or from the legal consequences of failure to employ such care.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-9-17

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1987, ch 158, § 6; SL 2010, ch 109, § 6; SL 2022, ch 57, § 6.