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South Dakota LEGISLATION
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22-1.2 (Rape — Minor victim — Minimum sentences.)
If any adult is convicted of any of the following violations, the court shall impose the following minimum sentences:
(1) For a violation of subdivision 22-22-1(1), fifteen years for a first offense; and
(2) For a violation of § 22-22-7 if the victim is less than thirteen years of age, ten years for a first offense.
Amendment History: The 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2006, in subdivision (1), substituted “fifteen years for a first offense” for “ ten years for a first offense and twenty years for a subsequent offense”; and, in subdivision (2), substituted “ten years for a first offense” for “ five years for a first offense and ten years for a subsequent offense.”