# Parental consent · South Dakota — Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state

For Parental consent · South Dakota, state is South Dakota; minimum age is 16; exception type is Parental consent; age with parental consent is between the age of sixteen and eighteen; statutory citation is S.D. Codified Laws § 25-1-9, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** South Dakota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 16 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Parental consent _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Age with parental consent:** between the age of sixteen and eighteen _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 25-1-9

## What the source says

> If either applicant for a marriage license is between the age of sixteen and eighteen, that applicant shall submit to the register of deeds a notarized statement of consent to marry from one parent or legal guardian of the applicant.

## Source

- https://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2026-12-29.
Part of [Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state](https://referencesource.org/state-minimum-marriage-age-exceptions/).