South DakotaSouth Dakota law includes digital currency in search rules
For South Dakota searches and warrants, the law includes digital currency recorded on a secured ledger or similar technology in the property covered by the rules.
What it does
South Dakota law counts qualifying digital currency as property under its search and seizure rules, alongside documents, papers, and other objects.
Argument forTreating qualifying digital currency as property could help officials apply search and seizure rules to digital assets as well as physical items.
Argument againstIncluding digital currency could let officials seek or seize a wider range of digital assets under these rules, affecting people who hold them.
More detail
South Dakota law includes digital currency in the property covered by this chapter. Digital currency means value recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or another medium of exchange, including blockchain or similar technology. This definition applies only for purposes of the search and seizure chapter.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 12Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529Became Law
- Mar 9Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 S.J. 488To Governor
- Mar 5Signed by the Speaker H.J. 530Major
- Mar 4Signed by the President S.J. 470Major
- Mar 3House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1 H.J. 486Passed House
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 31
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 31Minor
- Mar 2Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 20First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 53Minor
- Jan 16Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 60Passed Senate
- Jan 15Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 1Minor
- Jan 15Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 13First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 13Introduced
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