<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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2082621Normal { 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.s2082621SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082621CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082621Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082621SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; 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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-18-1"><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="s2082621Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082621SENU">22-18-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621CL">Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621Statute"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">A person is guilty of simple assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, if the person:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Attempts to cause bodily injury to another and has the actual ability to cause the injury;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Recklessly causes bodily injury to another;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Negligently causes bodily injury to another with a dangerous weapon;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Attempts by physical menace or credible threat to put another in fear of imminent bodily harm, with or without the actual ability to harm the other person; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Intentionally causes bodily injury to another which does not result in serious bodily injury.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621Statute-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">If the defendant has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty to, two or more violations of simple assault under this section, simple assault or aggravated assault under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.05" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1.05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">, aggravated assault under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">, assault under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">, intentional contact with bodily fluids under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">.1, or assault under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-29" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-29</span></a><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">, within ten years of committing the current offense, the defendant is guilty of a Class 6 felony for any third offense, a Class 5 felony for a fourth offense, and a Class 4 felony for a fifth or subsequent offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621Statute-000000"><span class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont">Any conviction for, or plea of guilty to, an offense in another state which, if committed in this state, would be a violation of a crime described in this section and occurring within ten years prior to the date of the violation being charged, shall be used to determine if the violation being charged is a subsequent offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082621NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082621SCL">SDC 1939, §§ 13.2401, 13.2403; SDCL § 22-18-8; SL 1973, ch 147; SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=18-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082621SCL">18-1</span></a><span class="s2082621SCL">; SL 1980, ch 173, § 2; SL 1981, ch 174; SL 1998, ch 132, § 1; SL 1999, ch 117, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 1; SL 2011, ch 115, § 1; SL 2019, ch 108, § 1; SL 2021, ch 92, § 1.</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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047222Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047222SCL-000003 { 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="s2047222Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.05"><span class="s2047222SENU">22-18-1.05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047222SENU">. </span><span class="s2047222CL">Simple or aggravated assault against law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance personnel, Department of Corrections employee or contractor, health care personnel, or other public officer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047222Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047222DefaultParagraphFont">Simple assault, as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1"><span class="s2047222DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1</span></a><span class="s2047222DefaultParagraphFont">, if committed against a law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance service personnel, Department of Corrections employee or person under contract assigned to the Department of Corrections, or other public officer, which assault occurred while the officer or employee was engaged in the performance of the officer's or employee's duties, is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047222Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047222DefaultParagraphFont">Aggravated assault, as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.1"><span class="s2047222DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047222DefaultParagraphFont">, if committed against a law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance service personnel, Department of Corrections employee or person under contract assigned to the Department of Corrections, or other public officer, which assault occurred while the officer or employee was engaged in the performance of the officer's or employee's duties, is a Class 2 felony. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047222Normal-000001"><span class="s2047222DefaultParagraphFont">The penalties in this section also apply to a simple assault or aggravated assault if committed against any health care facility personnel while the personnel was engaging in patient care.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047222Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047222000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047222Normal"><span class="s2047222SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047222SCL-000003"> SL 2005, ch 120, § 3; SL 2018, ch 130, § 1.</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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047223Normal { 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.s2047223SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047223CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047223Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047223Normal-000001"><span class="s2047223DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Deleted by SL 2005, ch 120, § 2;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047223Normal-000001"><span class="s2047223DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Deleted by SL 2012, ch 123, § 4;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047223Normal-000001"><span class="s2047223DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Attempts to induce a fear of death or imminent serious bodily harm by impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by applying pressure on the throat or neck, or by blocking the nose and mouth;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047223Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047223DefaultParagraphFont">is guilty of aggravated assault. Aggravated assault is a Class 3 felony. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047223Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047223000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047223Normal"><span class="s2047223SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047223SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, §§ 13.1601, 13.2101, 13.2202, 13.2302, 13.2404; SL 1941, ch 46; SDCL §§ 22-18-9 to 22-18-11, 22-18-15, 22-18-21; SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=18-2"><span class="s2047223SCL-000003">18-2</span></a><span class="s2047223SCL-000003">; SL 1977, ch 189, §§ 46, 47; SL 1980, ch 173, § 3; SL 1981, ch 13, § 5; SL 1986, ch 180; SL 1997, ch 130, § 4; SL 2002, ch 106, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 2; SL 2012, ch 122, § 1; SL 2012, ch 123, § 4.</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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047224Normal { 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.s2047224SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047224CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047224Normal-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.s2047224DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047224000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047224SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047224SCL-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="s2047224Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.2"><span class="s2047224SENU">22-18-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047224SENU">. </span><span class="s2047224CL">Criminal battery of an unborn child--Misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047224Normal-000000"><span class="s2047224DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who assaults a pregnant woman and inflicts bodily injury on an unborn child who is subsequently born alive is guilty of criminal battery of an unborn child. Criminal battery of an unborn child is a Class 1 misdemeanor. For the purposes of this section, the term, bodily injury, does not include the inducement of the unborn child's birth if done for bona fide medical purposes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047224Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047224000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047224Normal"><span class="s2047224SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047224SCL-000002"> SL 1995, ch 122, § 7; SL 2005, ch 120, § 4; SL 2012, ch 123, § 2.</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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047225Normal { 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.s2047225SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047225CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047225Normal-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.s2047225DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047225000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047225SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047225SCL-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="s2047225Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.3"><span class="s2047225SENU">22-18-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047225SENU">. </span><span class="s2047225CL">Aggravated criminal battery of an unborn child--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047225Normal-000000"><span class="s2047225DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who assaults a pregnant woman and inflicts serious bodily injury on an unborn child who is subsequently born alive is guilty of aggravated criminal battery of an unborn child. Aggravated criminal battery of an unborn child is a Class 3 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047225Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047225000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047225Normal"><span class="s2047225SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047225SCL-000002"> SL 1995, ch 122, § 6; SL 2005, ch 120, § 5; SL 2012, ch 123, § 3.</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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047226Normal { 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.s2047226SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047226CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047226Normal-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.s2047226DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047226000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047226SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047226SCL-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="s2047226Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.4"><span class="s2047226SENU">22-18-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047226SENU">. </span><span class="s2047226CL">Aggravated battery of an infant--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047226Normal-000000"><span class="s2047226DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who intentionally or recklessly causes serious bodily injury to an infant, less than three years old, by causing any intracranial or intraocular bleeding, or swelling of or damage to the brain, whether caused by blows, shaking, or causing the infant's head to impact with an object or surface is guilty of aggravated battery of an infant. Aggravated battery of an infant is a Class 2 felony. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class 1 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047226Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047226000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047226Normal"><span class="s2047226SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047226SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 123, § 1.</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 22-18-1 - Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047227Normal { 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.s2047227SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047227CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047227Normal-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.s2047227DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047227Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047227000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047227SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047227SCL-000003 { 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="s2047227Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.5"><span class="s2047227SENU">22-18-1.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047227SENU">. </span><span class="s2047227CL">Assaults with intent to cause serious permanent disfigurement--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047227Normal-000000"><span class="s2047227DefaultParagraphFont">Any person, who assaults another with the intent to cause serious permanent disfigurement and causes serious permanent disfigurement, is guilty of a Class 2 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047227Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047227DefaultParagraphFont">Assault with intent to cause serious permanent disfigurement as set forth in this section may be charged in the alternative as aggravated assault, as set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.1"><span class="s2047227DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1.1</span></a><span class="s2047227DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047227Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047227000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047227Normal"><span class="s2047227SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047227SCL-000003"> SL 2017, ch 96, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>