Amounts involved in thefts, whether from the same person or several persons, committed pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, may be aggregated in determining the degree of the offense.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-18
Aggregation of related thefts to determine degree of offense
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Nachtigall (2007)
Most recently applied in State v. Kessler (August 2009)
Source: SL 1976, ch 158, § 30A-4; SL 2005, ch 120, § 71.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.