Any person who takes, or exercises unauthorized control over, property of another, with intent to deprive that person of the property, is guilty of theft.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-1
Theft--Violation
Applied in 52 court decisions — leading case State v. Chipps (2016)
Most recently applied in State v. Ware (March 2026)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.3801; SDCL, § 22-37-1; SL 1976, ch 158, § 30A-7; SL 2005, ch 120, § 49.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.