<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-14-12 - Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-14-12 - Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-14-12 - Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-14-12"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-14-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75SENU">22-14-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75SENU">. </span><span class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75CL">Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75Statute"><span class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who commits or attempts to commit any felony while armed with a firearm, including a machine gun or short shotgun, is guilty of a Class 2 felony for the first conviction. A second or subsequent conviction is a Class 1 felony. The sentence imposed for a first conviction under this section shall carry a minimum sentence of imprisonment in a state correctional facility of five years. In case of a second or subsequent conviction under this section such person shall be sentenced to a minimum imprisonment of ten years in a state correctional facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75Statute"><span class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75DefaultParagraphFont">Any sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentences imposed for a violation of the principal felony. The court may not place on probation, suspend the execution of the sentence, or suspend the imposition of the sentence of any person convicted of a violation of this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2ddc0b1dfde944ed900c1378aa4bbd75SCL">SDC 1939, § 21.9902; SDCL, § 23-7-37; SL 1976, ch 158, § 14-8; SL 1977, ch 189, § 32; SL 1985, ch 192, § 48; SL 2005, ch 120, § 252; SL 2023, ch 82, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html>