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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-19-1

Kidnapping--Aggravated kidnapping in the first degree--Class of felony

Applied in 38 court decisions — leading case Solem v. Helm (1983)

Most recently applied in State v. Washington (October 2024)

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.2701; SL 1939, ch 31, § 1; SL 1955, ch 29, § 1; SL 1957, ch 32, § 1; SL 1976, ch 158, § 19-1; SL 1979, ch 160, § 3; SL 1993, ch 175, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120,…

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Any person who, either unlawfully removes another person from the other's place of residence or employment, or who unlawfully removes another person a substantial distance from the vicinity where the other was at the commencement of the removal, or who unlawfully confines another person for a substantial period of time, 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 first degree. Kidnapping in the first degree is a Class C felony, unless the person has inflicted serious bodily injury on the victim, in which case it is aggravated kidnapping in the first degree and is a Class B felony.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.