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South Dakota

Conditions / barriers

Allowed; Requires Court Order & Certification of Gender Identity

“Since” date reported by Transitics

March 6, 2026

Transitics rating

Neutral

Transitics two-year risk

Moderate

Change since 2024 (Transitics)

Unknown -> Neutral

Litigation

Not Challenged

Captured

September 13, 2026 (Retrieval date of this capture; not a legal effective date)

Sources

A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.

Other captures of this record

The atlas also holds 37 other captures for South Dakota in this area, such as earlier versions of a source's charts. They show how a source described the policy when it was captured. A difference in wording between captures is not by itself a change in the law, and these captures are not a timeline of the policy.

Dated records for South Dakota in this area

• March 6, 2026 Source-reported date

  Allowed; Requires Court Order & Certification of Gender Identity

  Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.

  Date basis: Transitics source-reported Since date. Captured September 13, 2026.

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