authorize the removal of occupants from certain short-term lodging accommodations, and to provide a penalty therefor.

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authorize the removal of occupants from certain short-term lodging accommodations, and to provide a penalty therefor.

authorize the removal of occupants from certain short-term lodging accommodations, and to provide a penalty therefor.

What This Bill Does

• authorize the removal of occupants from certain short-term lodging accommodations, and to provide a penalty therefor.
• Official keyword topics: Attorney's Fees Eviction Penalty Property Trespass Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4814/Detail">Rohl</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4741/Detail">Crabtree</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4827/Detail">Vilhauer</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a>

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Official Summary Text

authorize the removal of occupants from certain short-term lodging accommodations, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Official keyword topics:
Attorney's Fees
Eviction
Penalty
Property
Trespass
Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4814/Detail">Rohl</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4741/Detail">Crabtree</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4827/Detail">Vilhauer</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a>

Current Bill Text

26.47.18 101st Legislative Session 238

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 238

Introduced by: Senator Rohl

Underscores indicate new language.
Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
An Act to authorize the removal of occupants from certain short -term lodging 1
accommodations, and to provide a penalty therefor. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 43-32: 4
A hotel, campground, or RV park may eject an individual from the premises if the 5
individual fails to check out of the accommodation or fails to pay for the accommodation 6
by the scheduled check-out time. 7
Prior to ejecting an individual from the premises, the hotel, campground, or RV 8
park shall, by electronic mail, text message, or printed paper, request the individual depart 9
from the premises. If an individual fails to depart from the premises within twenty -four 10
hours of receiving the request, the hotel, campground, or RV park may request a law 11
enforcement officer to remove the individual from the premises. 12
An individual who refuses to depart from premises within twenty -four hours after 13
receiving the request after failing to check out of the accommodation or failing to pay for 14
the accommodation by the scheduled check -out time, in accordance with this section, is 15
guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 16
An individual wrongly ejected from an establishment premises may bring a civil 17
action for equitable relief, damages sustained, and reasonable attorney's fees. 18