Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by confinement of not more than ten years or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment as a court-martial may direct.
S.D. Codified Laws § 33-10-253
Punishment for desertion
Known as the Uniform State Code
The act spans §§ 33-10-1 to 33-10-99 (287 sections).
Source: SL 2012, ch 175, § 234.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.