Any escape by a prisoner constitutes second degree escape if the prisoner effects the escape by means of failure to return to custody following an assignment or temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or limited period or leaves a nonsecure correctional facility without authorization. Second degree escape is a Class 5 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-11A-2.1
Second degree escape--Felony
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Abdo (2018)
Most recently applied in State v. Abdo (April 2018)
Source: SL 2005, ch 120, § 319; SL 2009, ch 113, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.