Any person who has been convicted of a felony sex offense as defined in § 22-24B-1 who directly threatens or communicates specific intent to commit further felony sex offenses is guilty of threatening to commit a sexual offense. Threatening to commit a sexual offense is a Class 4 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22-45
Threatening to commit a sexual offense--Felony
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Armstrong (2020)
Most recently applied in State v. Jackson (September 2020)
Source: SL 2006, ch 121, § 15.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.