A person who hires or attempts to hire another person for a fee or other compensation to engage in sexual activity is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of, or has pled guilty to, one or more violations of this section or § 22-23-2 in the previous ten years is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-23-9
Hiring for sexual activity--Misdemeanor or felony
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Jackson (1985)
Most recently applied in State v. Jackson (July 1985)
Source: SL 1976, ch 158, § 23-5; SL 1977, ch 189, § 56; SL 1985, ch 183, § 2; SL 1987, ch 166; SL 2005, ch 120, § 180; SL 2018, ch 132, § 1; SL 2019, ch 109, § 3.
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