South Dakota Code — 22
Browse 713 sections in division 22 of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 22-1-1. Common-law rule of strict construction abrogated.
- § 22-1-2. Definitions.
- § 22-1-4. Felony and misdemeanor distinguished.
- § 22-1-6. Performance of required act by another.
- § 22-1-7. Completion of crime involving dispatch of letter.
- § 22-1-8. Act not deemed criminal unless prohibited by statute.
- § 22-1-9. Official possession of prohibited objects permitted.
- § 22-2-1. Civil remedy not affected by failure to affirm civil liability.
- § 22-2-2. Remedies against public officer not affected by failure to specify forfeiture.
- § 22-2-3. Acts punishable under law of different sovereign.
- § 22-2-4. Acts punishable by military authorities.
- § 22-2-5. Power to punish by contempt.
- § 22-2-6. Acts declared criminal as also punishable by contempt.
- § 22-3-1. Persons capable of committing crimes--Exceptions.
- § 22-3-1.1. Voluntary consumption of alcohol or controlled substance not causing insanity.
- § 22-3-3. Aiding, abetting or advising--Accountability as principal.
- § 22-3-3.1. Distinction between accessory before the fact and principal abrogated.
- § 22-3-5. Accessory to crime--Misdemeanor excepted--"Render assistance" defined--Penalty.
- § 22-3-5.1. Accessory punishable though principal not tried or acquitted.
- § 22-3-8. Conspiracy to commit offense--Punishment.
- § 22-3-9. Liability to punishment for act outside state aiding injury within state.
- § 22-4-1. Attempt--Punishment.
- § 22-4-2. Attempt resulting in commission of other crime.
- § 22-4-3. Attempted first degree murder of a law enforcement officer.
- § 22-4A-1. Criminal solicitation--Penalty.
- § 22-4A-2. Fact offense not committed or attempted not a defense.
- § 22-4A-3. Proof required for conviction of criminal solicitation.
- § 22-4A-4. Renunciation of criminal intent--Requirements.
- § 22-5-1. Conduct forced or under threat of force.
- § 22-5-5. Voluntary intoxication--Crimes involving motive or intent.
- § 22-5-7. Morbid propensity to commit crime.
- § 22-5-9. Repealed
- § 22-5-10. Insanity as affirmative defense--Burden of proof.
- § 22-6-1. Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences.
- § 22-6-1.1. Sentence to jail in lieu of penitentiary in minor felonies.
- § 22-6-1.2. Minimum sentence for subsequent felony sex crime conviction.
- § 22-6-1.3. Life imprisonment not imposed on defendant under eighteen years of age.
- § 22-6-2. Misdemeanor classes and penalties--Restitution--Misdemeanor when no penalty imposed.
- § 22-6-5.1. Double sentence for crime by prisoner-Exception.
- § 22-6-5.2. Enhanced penalty for second, third, or subsequent violations--Limitation.
- § 22-6-6.1. Concurrent or consecutive sentences at discretion of court.
- § 22-6-7. Petty offense actions--Procedure.
- § 22-6-8. Restitution to victims at discretion of court.
- § 22-6-9. Protection order in cases of assault or crimes of violence--Affidavit of injury--Procedures.
- § 22-6-10. Application of penalties provided in SL 2005, ch 120 to offenses committed prior to effective date prohibited.
- § 22-6-11. Presumptive sentence of probation or fully suspended state correctional facility sentence--Departure for aggravating circumstances.
- § 22-7-7. One or two prior felony convictions--Sentence increased--Limitation--Felony determination.
- § 22-7-8. Three or more additional felony convictions including one or more crimes of violence--Enhancement of sentence.
- § 22-7-8.1. Three or more additional felony convictions not including a crime of violence--Enhancement of sentence--Limitation--Parole.
- § 22-7-9. Criteria for consideration of prior convictions.
- § 22-7-10. Duty of law enforcement personnel to report knowledge of prior convictions.
- § 22-7-11. Habitual criminal information--Filing--Contents--Proof.
- § 22-7-12. Defendant to receive copy of information--Contents kept from jury until conviction--Right to jury trial.
- § 22-8-12. Act of terrorism--Felony.
- § 22-8-13. Terrorist threat--Felony.
- § 22-9-1. Desecration of flag.
- § 22-10-1. Riot--Violation as felony.
- § 22-10-5. Aggravated riot as felony.
- § 22-10-5.1. Attempted riot or attempted aggravated riot.
- § 22-10-6. Repealed.
- § 22-10-6.1. Repealed.
- § 22-10-9. Unlawful assembly--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-10-11. Refusal to disperse or refrain from riot or unlawful assembly--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-10-17. Incitement to riot--Violation as felony.
- § 22-10A-1. Definitions.
- § 22-10A-2. Reclassification of offense if part of street gang activity.
- § 22-10A-3. Allegation of gang membership filed as separate information.
- § 22-11-1. Resisting execution or service of process.
- § 22-11-2. Obstructing officer in charge of personal property.
- § 22-11-3. Obstructing certain public officers or employees--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-4. Resisting arrest--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-5. Unlawful arrest no defense if officer acting under color of authority with reasonable force--Color of authority for law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician.
- § 22-11-6. Obstructing law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency management personnel--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-7. Illegality of officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician acts no defense if under color of authority.
- § 22-11-9. False reporting to authorities--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-9.1. False fire alarm causing serious bodily injury or death--Felony.
- § 22-11-9.2. Falsely reporting a threat--Felony--Restitution--Minor to perform public service.
- § 22-11-10. Compounding a felony or misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-11. Acceptance of restitution as defense.
- § 22-11-12. Misprision of felony--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-14. Judicial officer defined.
- § 22-11-15. Threatening or intimidating judicial or ministerial officers or others.
- § 22-11-15.2. Repealed.
- § 22-11-15.3. Threatening juror or juror's family--Violation as felony.
- § 22-11-15.5. Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as felony--Provisions superseded.
- § 22-11-15.6. Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as misdemeanor--Provisions superseded.
- § 22-11-15.7. Threatening person holding statewide office or judicial officer--Penalty--Provisions superseded.
- § 22-11-15.8. Threatening elected officer--Penalty--Provisions superseded.
- § 22-11-19. Tampering with a witness--Felony.
- § 22-11-23. Falsification of public records--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-23.2. Authorization of debtor required for filing of financing statement--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-24. Destruction or impairment of public record--Felony.
- § 22-11-25. Unlawful retention of public record--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-26. Forfeiture of public officer's office for record violations--Discharge of public employee--Refusal to discharge employee--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-28. Counterfeit lien as a misdemeanor--Second offense a felony.
- § 22-11-28.1. Offering false or forged instrument for filing, registering, or recording--Felony.
- § 22-11-29. Offers defined--Counterfeit lien defined.
- § 22-11-31. Harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens prohibited--Misdemeanor--Subsequent violation felony.
- § 22-11-32. Harass defined--Course of conduct defined.
- § 22-11-36. Killing, injury, or interference with a law enforcement support animal prohibited--Felony or misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-37. Failure to notify law enforcement that child is missing--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-11-38. Failure to notify law enforcement of death of child--Felony.
- § 22-11-39. Disarming law enforcement officer--Felony.
- § 22-11-40. Publication of personal information--Judicial officer, law enforcement officer--Penalty.
- § 22-11A-1. Definition of terms.
- § 22-11A-2. First degree escape--Felony.
- § 22-11A-2.1. Second degree escape--Felony.
- § 22-11A-4. Pursuit of escaped prisoner--Breaking structure permitted.
- § 22-11A-5. Concealment of escaped prisoner--Felony.
- § 22-12-1. Barratry--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12-5. Uttering simulated process--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12-6. Validity of obligation no defense to simulated process charge.
- § 22-12-7. Deposit in post office or delivery for forwarding as proof of uttering.
- § 22-12-8. Genuine legal forms not prohibited.
- § 22-12-10. Arrest or seizure of property without process--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12-13. Malicious procurement of search warrant--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12-14. Excessive or malicious exercise of authority in executing search warrant--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12-15. Delay in taking arrested person before magistrate--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12A-1. Giving consideration for appointment to or performance of duties of public office--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12A-2. Receiving consideration for appointment to or employment in public office--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12A-3. Unlawful appointments or employments void--Official acts not invalidated by subsequent conviction.
- § 22-12A-4. Bribery or unlawful influence of legislators--Felony.
- § 22-12A-5. Solicitation of bribes by legislators--Felony.
- § 22-12A-6. Bribery of public officer--Felony.
- § 22-12A-7. Solicitation of bribe by public officer--Felony.
- § 22-12A-8. Solicitation of unauthorized fee for doing official act--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-12A-9. Solicitation of compensation for omission of official duty.
- § 22-12A-10. Forfeiture of public office for violation--Disqualification from holding other office.
- § 22-12A-11. Bribery of judicial officer or juror--Felony--Forfeiture of office--Disqualification.
- § 22-12A-12. Attempt to influence jurors, arbitrators, or referees--Felony.
- § 22-12A-13. Agreement to give particular verdict.
- § 22-12A-14. Solicitations and agreements by witnesses--Felony.
- § 22-12A-15. Offer of forged or fraudulent evidence--Felony.
- § 22-12A-16. Falsification of evidence.
- § 22-12A-17. Fraudulent alteration of bill or resolution as felony.
- § 22-12A-18. Fraudulent alteration of bill after passage as felony.
- § 22-13-17. Picketing of funeral services prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 22-13-18. Injunction, damages award, or other relief for repeated violations.
- § 22-13-19. Picketing defined.
- § 22-13-20. Funeral services defined.
- § 22-14-5. Possession of firearm with altered serial number--Felony--Exception.
- § 22-14-6. Possession of controlled weapon--Penalty--Exceptions.
- § 22-14-7. Reckless discharge of firearm or shooting of bow and arrow--Leaving trip device--Possession of loaded firearm while intoxicated--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-14-8. Concealment of weapon with intent to commit felony--Felony.
- § 22-14-9.2. Repealed.
- § 22-14-12. Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence.
- § 22-14-14. Armed felony to be charged separately from principal felony charge--No offense charged when dangerous weapon an element of principal felony.
- § 22-14-15. Possession of firearm by one with prior violent crime conviction or certain drug-related conviction--Felony--Fifteen-year period.
- § 22-14-15.1. Possession of firearm by one with prior drug conviction--Felony--Exception.
- § 22-14-15.2. Possession of firearm by one convicted of misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence--Misdemeanor--Civil rights restored--Repeal of section--Order restoring rights.
- § 22-14-15.3. Firearm defined for §§ 22-14-15 and 22-14-15.1.
- § 22-14-16. Providing firearm to person with known prior violent crime conviction--Felony.
- § 22-14-17. Firearms incapable of discharge exempt.
- § 22-14-20. Discharge of firearm at occupied structure or motor vehicle--Felony.
- § 22-14-21. Discharge of firearm from moving motor vehicle within municipality--Felony.
- § 22-14-22. County courthouse and state capitol defined.
- § 22-14-23. Possession in county courthouse or state capitol--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-14-24. Possession in a county courthouse or state capitol--Exceptions from penalty.
- § 22-14-25. Power of court to punish for contempt and to promulgate rules.
- § 22-14-26. Notice to be posted at county courthouse and state capitol.
- § 22-14-27. Concealed pistol permit not a defense.
- § 22-14-28. Waiver of provisions.
- § 22-14A-4. Sale, transportation, or possession of destructive device--Felony.
- § 22-14A-5. Carrying or placing explosive or device on vehicle or in baggage--Felony.
- § 22-14A-6. Possession of explosive or device with intent to injure, intimidate, or destroy property--Felony.
- § 22-14A-11. Intentional use of device or explosive to cause serious bodily injury--Felony.
- § 22-14A-13. Unauthorized possession of substances with intent to make destructive device as felony.
- § 22-14A-16. Armed forces, national guard, law enforcement agencies, and licensed sellers or users of explosives and destructive devices exempt.
- § 22-14A-18. Use of explosive or device to destroy another's property--Felony.
- § 22-14A-19. Use of explosive or device to endanger human life or safety--Felony.
- § 22-14A-20. Placement of explosive or device as to endanger human life or safety--Felony.
- § 22-14A-21. Possession of registered or licensed destructive devices permitted.
- § 22-14A-23. Use of or placing hazardous or injurious devices on public land--Misdemeanor--Hazardous or injurious device defined.
- § 22-14A-24. Use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat--Felony.
- § 22-14A-25. Use of hoax substance or device to cause fear--Felony.
- § 22-14A-26. Persons convicted of certain crimes may be ordered to make restitution.
- § 22-14A-27. No cause of action against good faith response to felonious threat.
- § 22-16-1. Homicide defined.
- § 22-16-1.1. Fetal homicide--Felony--Application.
- § 22-16-2. Corpus delicti--Proof beyond reasonable doubt.
- § 22-16-3. Relationship between accused and victim bearing on degree of homicide.
- § 22-16-4. Homicide as murder in the first degree.
- § 22-16-5. Premeditated design to effect the death defined.
- § 22-16-6. Anger or voluntary intoxication not reducing degree of crime.
- § 22-16-7. Homicide as murder in the second degree.
- § 22-16-8. Lack of intent to injure not reducing degree of crime.
- § 22-16-12. Classification of murder.
- § 22-16-15. Homicide as manslaughter in first degree--Felony.
- § 22-16-20. Manslaughter in the second degree.
- § 22-16-20.1. Lesser included offenses.
- § 22-16-20.2. Lesser included offense instruction.
- § 22-16-30. Excusable homicide--Lawful acts.
- § 22-16-31. Excusable homicide--Heat of passion--Provocation--Sudden combat--Limitations.
- § 22-16-32. Justifiable homicide-Law enforcement officers or at command of officer--Overcoming resistance--Capturing or arresting fleeing felons.
- § 22-16-33. Justifiable homicide--Apprehending felon--Suppressing riot--Preserving peace.
- § 22-16-34. Repealed
- § 22-16-35. Repealed
- § 22-16-36. Suicide defined.
- § 22-16-37. Aiding and abetting suicide--Felony.
- § 22-16-39. Incapability of suicide no defense.
- § 22-16-40. Duty of law officers to report suicide attempts.
- § 22-16-41. Vehicular homicide.
- § 22-16-43. Watercraft homicide--Penalty.
- § 22-17-5. Repealed.
- § 22-17-5.1. Procurement of abortion prohibited--Exception--Penalty.
- § 22-17-5.2. Unlawful abortion--Female not criminally liable.
- § 22-17-5.3. Dispense or advertise abortion-inducing article--Criminal penalty.
- § 22-17-5.4. Dispense or advertise abortion-inducing article--Civil penalty--Attorney’s fees and costs.
- § 22-17-5.5. Dispense or advertise abortion-inducing drug--Injunction--Venue--Attorney’s fees and costs.
- § 22-17-6. Intentional killing of human fetus by unauthorized injury to mother.
- § 22-17-13. Unwanted abortion--Threat--Penalty.
- § 22-17-13.1. Unwanted abortion--Intent to coerce by threat--Penalty.
- § 22-17-14. Coercion to undergo abortion--Penalty.
- § 22-18-1. Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.
- § 22-18-1.05. Simple or aggravated assault against law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance personnel, Department of Corrections employee or contractor, health care personnel, or other public officer.
- § 22-18-1.1. Aggravated assault--Penalty.
- § 22-18-1.2. Criminal battery of an unborn child--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-18-1.3. Aggravated criminal battery of an unborn child--Felony.
- § 22-18-1.4. Aggravated battery of an infant--Felony.
- § 22-18-1.5. Assaults with intent to cause serious permanent disfigurement--Felony.
- § 22-18-2. Justifiable force used by public officer in performance of duty--Assistance or direction of officer.
- § 22-18-3. Lawful force in arrest and delivery of felon.
- § 22-18-3.1. Definitions.
- § 22-18-4. Force--Defense of person.
- § 22-18-4.1. Deadly force--Defense of person.
- § 22-18-4.2. Defense of dwelling or residence--Force--Deadly force.
- § 22-18-4.3. Imminent death--Great bodily injury--Reasonable fear.
- § 22-18-4.4. Presumption of fear--Exceptions.
- § 22-18-4.5. Unlawful entry--Presumption.
- § 22-18-4.6. Force--Defense of property other than a dwelling.
- § 22-18-4.7. Deadly force--Defense of property other than a dwelling.
- § 22-18-4.8. Immunity--Burden of proof.
- § 22-18-4.9. Aggressor--Use of force--Justification not available.
- § 22-18-5. Reasonable force used by parent, guardian, or teacher in correcting child, pupil, or ward.
- § 22-18-6. Reasonable force used by carrier to expel passenger--Vehicle stopped.
- § 22-18-26. Assault by convicted or incarcerated person under Department of Corrections jurisdiction--Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Felony.
- § 22-18-26.1. Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Assault upon any other person--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-18-26.2. Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Unified Judicial System employee--Felony.
- § 22-18-29. Assault by adult prisoner in county or municipal jail--Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Felony.
- § 22-18-29.1. Assault by juvenile confined in detention facility or juvenile corrections facility--Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Felony.
- § 22-18-30. Third or subsequent offense--Offense in another state.
- § 22-18-31. Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony.
- § 22-18-32. Definition of terms.
- § 22-18-33. Informed consent of person exposed to HIV an affirmative defense.
- § 22-18-34. Actual transmission of HIV not required for criminal exposure.
- § 22-18-35. Disorderly conduct--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-18-36. Vehicular battery.
- § 22-18-37. Female genital mutilation--Felony.
- § 22-18-38. Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation.
- § 22-18-39. Certain surgical procedures permitted.
- § 22-18-40. Standing on highway with intent to impede or stop traffic--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-18-41. Unlawful directing--Light--Laser pointer.
- § 22-18-42. Watercraft battery--Penalty.
- § 22-19-1. Kidnapping--Aggravated kidnapping in the first degree--Class of felony.
- § 22-19-1.1. Kidnapping in the second degree.
- § 22-19-6. Possession of ransom or reward--Felony.
- § 22-19-7.1. Enticing away a child--Misdemeanor--Subsequent violation felony.
- § 22-19-8. Substitution of infant with intent to deceive.
- § 22-19-9. Taking, enticing away, or keeping of unmarried minor child by parent--Misdemeanor--Subsequent violation felony.
- § 22-19-10. Removal of child from state--Felony.
- § 22-19-11. Failure to report offense as complete defense.
- § 22-19-12. Expense of child's return.
- § 22-19-17. False imprisonment--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-19A-1. Stalking--Violation as misdemeanor--Second or subsequent offense a felony.
- § 22-19A-2. Violation of restraining order, injunction, protection order, or no contact order as felony.
- § 22-19A-3. Stalking--Subsequent convictions--Violation as felony.
- § 22-19A-4. Harasses defined.
- § 22-19A-5. Course of conduct defined.
- § 22-19A-6. Credible threat defined.
- § 22-19A-7. Stalking a child twelve or younger--Felony.
- § 22-19A-8. Petition for protection order--Procedures.
- § 22-19A-8.1. Petition for protection order in which allegations support domestic abuse rather than stalking or physical injury.
- § 22-19A-9. Filing petition for protection--Venue.
- § 22-19A-10. Hearing on petition for protection--Time--Service on respondent.
- § 22-19A-10.1. Petition for protection order--Dismissal without hearing--Sealing of court file.
- § 22-19A-11. Relief granted by protection order.
- § 22-19A-11.1. Petition for protection order--Denial after hearing--Sealing of court file upon finding--Notice to law enforcement.
- § 22-19A-12. Ex parte temporary order pending full hearing on petition for protection.
- § 22-19A-12.1. Temporary order effective until protection order served.
- § 22-19A-13. Exceptional circumstances required before security authorized.
- § 22-19A-14. Modification of terms of protection order.
- § 22-19A-15. Delivery of protection order to law enforcement agency--Notice of order to officers.
- § 22-19A-16. Protection order--Violation--Penalty.
- § 22-19A-17. Defendant prohibited from contacting victim prior to court appearance--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-19A-18. Bond--No contact terms--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-19B-1. Malicious intimidation or harassment--Felony.
- § 22-19B-2. Deface defined.
- § 22-19B-4. Preventing practice of religion--Penalty.
- § 22-19B-5. Compelling practice of religion--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-21-1. Eavesdropping--Privacy--Misdemeanor.
- § 22-21-3. Window peeking on private property of another--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 22-21-4. Prohibited recording or manipulated image--Penalty.
- § 22-21-4.1. Prohibited recording or manipulated image--Definitions.
- § 22-21-5. Service providers not liable.
- § 22-22-1. Rape--Degrees--Penalty--Statute of limitations.
- § 22-22-1.2. Minimum sentences for rape or sexual contact with child.
- § 22-22-1.3. Contents of presentence investigation report for person convicted of sex crime.
- § 22-22-1.4. Exception for mitigating circumstances--Factual basis relied upon in writing.
- § 22-22-1.5. Definitions.
- § 22-22-2. Sexual penetration defined--Acts constituting sodomy--Medical practitioners excepted.