Any person who intentionally destroys or attempts to destroy by the use of any explosive or destructive device, any property real or personal, not the property of such person, although done under such circumstances as not to endanger the life or safety of any human being, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. This section does not apply to any property destroyed under the direction of any firefighter or any law enforcement officer of any municipality to prevent the spread of a fire.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-14A-18
Use of explosive or device to destroy another's property--Felony
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Hoeft (1999)
Most recently applied in State v. Hoeft (February 1999)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.1605; SDCL § 22-34-22; SL 1972, ch 140, § 15; SL 1976, ch 158, § 14A-10; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 275.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.