Any person, employed by the state, or employed within any state prison or other detention facility, who knowingly engages in an act of sexual penetration, as defined in § 22-22-2, or sexual contact, as defined in § 22-22-7.1, with another person who is in detention and under the custodial, supervisory, or disciplinary authority of the person so engaging, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-1-26.1
Sexual acts prohibited between prison employees and prisoners--Felony
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Casazza v. State (2000)
Most recently applied in Casazza v. State (August 2000)
Source: SL 1996, ch 151, § 1; SL 2022, ch 77, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.