South Dakota § 22-19-1.1 - Kidnapping in the second degree.

§ 22-19-1.1. Kidnapping in the second degree.

Any person who unlawfully holds or retains another person with any of the following purposes:

(1)    To hold for ransom or reward, or as a shield or hostage; or

(2)    To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or

(3)    To inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another; or

(4)    To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function; or

(5)    To take or entice away a child under the age of fourteen years with intent to detain and conceal such child;

is guilty of kidnapping in the second degree. Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class 3 felony, unless the person has inflicted serious bodily injury on the victim in which case it is aggravated kidnapping in the second degree and is a Class 1 felony.

Source: SL 2005, ch 120, § 447.