Current Version
| Region | South Dakota |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Apr 22, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | South Dakota's written policy on legal gender change for IDs requires a letter from a physician stating that the applicant is undergoing gender reassignment care (such as hormone replacement therapy) or a certified court order changing sex. The South Dakota Supreme Court's decision prohibiting gender marker changes on birth certificates is still in effect. |
| Sources | https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28066921-south-dakota-drivers-license-written-policy/ https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 |
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| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Apr 22, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | South Dakota's written policy on legal gender change for IDs requires a letter from a physician stating that the applicant is undergoing gender reassignment care (such as hormone replacement therapy) or a certified court order changing sex. The South Dakota Supreme Court's decision prohibiting gender marker changes on birth certificates is still in effect. |
| Sources | https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28066921-south-dakota-drivers-license-written-policy/ https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 |