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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-24A-35

Possessing child pornography--Penalty

Source: SL 2024, ch 87, § 2.

A person is guilty of possessing child pornography if the person knowingly possesses:

(1) Any visual depiction of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act, or in a simulation of a prohibited sexual act; or

(2) Any computer-generated child pornography.

A violation of this section is a Class 4 felony. A conviction under this section for a first offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence in a state correctional facility of at least one year. A conviction under this section for a second or subsequent offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence in a state correctional facility of at least five years.

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