<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-14-15 - Possession of firearm by one with prior violent crime conviction or certain drug-related conviction--Felony--Fifteen-year period. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047135Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047135SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047135CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047135Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047135DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047135000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047135SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047135SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047135Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15"><span class="s2047135SENU">22-14-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135SENU">. </span><span class="s2047135CL">Possession of firearm by one with prior violent crime conviction or certain drug-related conviction--Felony--Fifteen-year period.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047135Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">No person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence or a felony pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-2"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-3"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-4"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-7"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-8"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-9"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-10"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42-19"><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">22-42-19</span></a><span class="s2047135DefaultParagraphFont">, may possess or have control of a firearm. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this section do not apply to any person who was last discharged from prison, jail, probation, or parole more than fifteen years prior to the commission of the principal offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047135Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047135Normal"><span class="s2047135SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047135SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 158, § 14-9; SL 1977, ch 189, § 34; SL 1998, ch 130, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 255.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-14-15 - Possession of firearm by one with prior violent crime conviction or certain drug-related conviction--Felony--Fifteen-year period. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047136Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047136SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047136CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047136Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047136DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047136000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047136SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047136SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047136Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15.1"><span class="s2047136SENU">22-14-15.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047136SENU">. </span><span class="s2047136CL">Possession of firearm by one with prior drug conviction--Felony--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047136Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047136DefaultParagraphFont">No person who has been convicted of a felony under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42"><span class="s2047136DefaultParagraphFont">22-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047136DefaultParagraphFont"> or of a felony for a crime with the same elements in another state may possess or have control of a firearm. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this section do not apply to any person who was last discharged from prison, jail, probation, or parole, for a felony under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-42"><span class="s2047136DefaultParagraphFont">22-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047136DefaultParagraphFont"> more than five years prior to the commission of the principal offense and is not subject to the restrictions in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15"><span class="s2047136DefaultParagraphFont">22-14-15</span></a><span class="s2047136DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047136Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047136000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047136Normal"><span class="s2047136SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047136SCL-000002"> SL 1998, ch 130, § 2; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-30"><span class="s2047136SCL-000002">22-14-30</span></a><span class="s2047136SCL-000002">; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 267, 268.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 22-14-15 - Possession of firearm by one with prior violent crime conviction or certain drug-related conviction--Felony--Fifteen-year period. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal { 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.s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130DefaultParagraphFont-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-14-15.2 - Possession of firearm by one convicted of misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence--Misdemeanor--Civil rights restored--Repeal of section--Order restoring rights."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-14-15.2 - Possession of firearm by one convicted of misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence--Misdemeanor--Civil rights restored--Repeal of section--Order restoring rights."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-14-15.2"><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="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-14-15.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130SENU">22-14-15.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130SENU">. </span><span class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130CL">Possession of firearm by one convicted of misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence--Misdemeanor--Civil rights restored--Repeal of section--Order restoring rights.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal-000000"><span class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130DefaultParagraphFont">No person who has been convicted of any misdemeanor crime involving an act of domestic violence may possess or have control of a firearm for a period of one year from the date of conviction. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. At the end of the one-year period, any civil rights lost as a result of this provision shall be restored. Any person who has lost their right to possess or have control of a firearm as a result of a misdemeanor conviction involving an act of domestic violence, prior to July 1, 2005, shall be restored to those civil rights one year after July 1, 2005. This section shall be repealed on the date when any federal law restricting the right to possess firearms for misdemeanor domestic violence convictions is repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal-000001"><span class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130DefaultParagraphFont">Once eligible under the statute, a person convicted under this section may petition the convicting court for an order reflecting the restoration of any firearm rights lost, if the person has not been convicted within the prior year of a crime for which firearm rights have been lost. A petition filed under this section shall be verified by the petitioner and served upon the states attorney in the county where the conviction occurred. Thirty days after service upon the states attorney, the court shall enter the order, if the court finds that the petitioner is eligible for relief under this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal"><span class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130SCL-000003"> SL 2005, ch 120, § 269.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130DefaultParagraphFont-000004">Commission Note: </span><span class="s6b77cdcaf11343e897294add2af95130DefaultParagraphFont">This section is repealed under its own terms on the date when any federal law restricting the right to possess firearms for misdemeanor domestic violence convictions is repealed.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-14-15 - Possession of firearm by one with prior violent crime conviction or certain drug-related conviction--Felony--Fifteen-year period. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047138Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047138SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047138CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047138Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047138DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047138000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047138SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047138SCL-000002 { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047138Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15.3"><span class="s2047138SENU">22-14-15.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047138SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047138CL">Firearm defined for §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15"><span class="s2047138CL">22-14-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047138CL"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15.1"><span class="s2047138CL">22-14-15.1</span></a><span class="s2047138CL">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047138Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047138DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15"><span class="s2047138DefaultParagraphFont">22-14-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047138DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14-15.1"><span class="s2047138DefaultParagraphFont">22-14-15.1</span></a><span class="s2047138DefaultParagraphFont">, the term, firearm, includes any antique firearm as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(4) and any muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, or muzzle loading pistol, including muzzle loading weapons that are designed to use black powder or a black powder substitute and cannot use fixed ammunition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047138Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047138000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047138Normal"><span class="s2047138SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047138SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 121, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>