South Dakota Carry Laws

Prohibited Places - Where You Cannot Carry

South Dakota: no weapons statute addresses signs, but the general trespass statute (SDCL 22-35-6) makes entering any place where notice against trespass 'is given by... posting' a Class 2 misdemeanor on entry — escalating to a Class 1 misdemeanor if you then defy a personally communicated order to leave — so a conspicuous 'no firearms' sign is not legally safe to ignore.

PROHIBITED PLACES - WHERE YOU CANNOT CARRY
South Dakota

South Dakota: no weapons statute addresses signs, but the general trespass statute (SDCL 22-35-6) makes entering any place where notice against trespass 'is given by... posting' a Class 2 misdemeanor on entry — escalating to a Class 1 misdemeanor if you then defy a personally communicated order to leave — so a conspicuous 'no firearms' sign is not legally safe to ignore.

Authority: South Dakota Secretary of State — Concealed Carry Pistol Permits (Exceptions for carrying concealed).

Constitutional Carry - No Permit Required

South Dakota allows permitless concealed carry for anyone 18+ who can legally possess a firearm.

South Dakota enacted SB 47 in 2019. Anyone 18+ may carry concealed without permit. Open carry also legal. Prohibited places: courthouses, schools. SDCL §23-7-7. Permit to Carry available for reciprocity.

Duty to Inform - No Statutory Duty

South Dakota: Permitless carry state with no statutory duty to tell an officer you are carrying, answer about it, or display a permit — no SDCL 23-7 provision imposes any interaction duty.

DUTY TO INFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota: Permitless carry state with no statutory duty to tell an officer you are carrying, answer about it, or display a permit — no SDCL 23-7 provision imposes any interaction duty.

Authority: SDCL ch. 23-7 — no inform/answer/display provision (negative finding; SD SOS Firearm Handbook + July-2026 handgunlaw.us compilation).

No Magazine Capacity Limit

South Dakota has no state-level magazine capacity restrictions. Standard and extended magazines are legal.

MAGAZINE CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS
SOUTH DAKOTA LAW
No state restrictions on magazine capacity.
FEDERAL FACILITIES
Note: Some federal facilities may have their own restrictions regardless of state law.

No Red Flag Law

South Dakota: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

RED FLAG / EXTREME RISK LAW
South Dakota

South Dakota: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

Authority: no extreme-risk (ERPO) statute in the state code as of February 2026; Johns Hopkins National ERPO Resource Center state tracker.

No-Carry Signs - No Gun Offense, But Posted Notice Can Mean Trespass at Entry

South Dakota: there is no firearms-specific sign offense, but under the general trespass statute entering a place where notice against trespass is given by posting is itself a Class 2 misdemeanor — no request to leave required — and defying a personally communicated order to leave is a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 22-35-6); whether a conditional 'no firearms' sign constitutes such notice for an armed visitor is not settled, so treat compliant signs as enforceable.

"NO FIREARMS" SIGN LAW
SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota: there is no firearms-specific sign offense, but under the general trespass statute entering a place where notice against trespass is given by posting is itself a Class 2 misdemeanor — no request to leave required — and defying a personally communicated order to leave is a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 22-35-6); whether a conditional 'no firearms' sign constitutes such notice for an armed visitor is not settled, so treat compliant signs as enforceable.

Authority: SDCL 22-35-6 (entering where notice against trespass is given by posting = Class 2 misdemeanor at entry; defying a personally communicated order to leave = Class 1 misdemeanor); no firearms-sign statute.

Stand Your Ground - No Duty to Retreat

South Dakota: Stand Your Ground state. No duty to retreat before using force in self-defense anywhere you have a legal right to be.

STAND YOUR GROUND - NO DUTY TO RETREAT
South Dakota

South Dakota: Stand Your Ground state. No duty to retreat before using force in self-defense anywhere you have a legal right to be.
Authority: South Dakota Codified Laws § 22-18-4 (Force—Defense of person).

Vehicle Carry - Loaded Firearms Allowed

South Dakota: Constitutional carry state. Adults may carry loaded firearms in vehicles without permit.

VEHICLE CARRY - LOADED FIREARMS ALLOWED
South Dakota

South Dakota: Constitutional carry state. Adults may carry loaded firearms in vehicles without permit.

Authority: South Dakota Firearm Handbook (SD Secretary of State, July 2026).