<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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047307Normal { 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.s2047307SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047307CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047307Normal-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.s2047307DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047307000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047307SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047307SCL-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="s2047307Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7"><span class="s2047307SENU">22-22-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047307SENU">. </span><span class="s2047307CL">Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047307Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047307DefaultParagraphFont">Any person, sixteen years of age or older, who knowingly engages in sexual contact with another person, other than that person's spouse if the other person is under the age of sixteen years is guilty of a Class 3 felony. If the victim is at least thirteen years of age and the actor is less than five years older than the victim, the actor is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Notwithstanding § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-42-2"><span class="s2047307DefaultParagraphFont">23A-42-2</span></a><span class="s2047307DefaultParagraphFont">, a charge brought pursuant to this section may be commenced at any time before the victim becomes age twenty-five or within seven years of the commission of the crime, whichever is longer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047307Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047307000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047307Normal"><span class="s2047307SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047307SCL-000002"> SL 1950 (SS), ch 3, §§ 1, 2; SL 1955, ch 27; SDC Supp 1960, § 13.1727; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-8"><span class="s2047307SCL-000002">22-22-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047307SCL-000002">; SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-3"><span class="s2047307SCL-000002">22-3</span></a><span class="s2047307SCL-000002">; SL 1977, ch 189, § 52; SL 1981, ch 176; SL 1982, ch 176, § 2; SL 1984, ch 165, § 2; SL 1985, ch 181, § 2; SL 1989, ch 194, § 1; SL 1989, ch 195, § 1; SL 1990, ch 162, § 2; SL 1994, ch 166, § 3; SL 2006, ch 121, § 5; SL 2010, ch 115, § 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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047308Normal { 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.s2047308SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047308CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047308Normal-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.s2047308DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047308000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047308SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047308SCL-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="s2047308Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7.1"><span class="s2047308SENU">22-22-7.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047308SENU">. </span><span class="s2047308CL">Sexual contact defined--Exception when within the scope of medical practice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047308Normal-000000"><span class="s2047308DefaultParagraphFont">As used in this chapter, the term, sexual contact, means any touching, not amounting to rape, whether or not through clothing or other covering, of the breasts of a female or the genitalia or anus of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party. Practitioners of the healing arts lawfully practicing within the scope of their practice, which determination shall be conclusive as against the state and shall be made by the court prior to trial, are not included within the provisions of this section. In any pretrial proceeding under this section, the prosecution has the burden of establishing probable cause.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047308Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047308000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047308Normal"><span class="s2047308SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047308SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-4"><span class="s2047308SCL-000002">22-4</span></a><span class="s2047308SCL-000002">; SL 1982, ch 177, § 2; SL 1993, ch 178, § 5; SL 1997, ch 133, § 2; SL 2004, ch 152, § 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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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SL 2005, ch 120, § 396; SL 2013, ch 106, § 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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047310Normal { 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.s2047310SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047310CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047310Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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SL 1990, ch 163; SL 2005, ch 120, § 397.</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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbNormal { 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.sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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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 22-22-7.4 - Sexual contact without consent with person capable of consenting--Misdemeanor or felony--Separate information."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-22-7.4 - Sexual contact without consent with person capable of consenting--Misdemeanor or felony--Separate information."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22-7.4"><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="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22-7.4" rel="noopener"><span class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbSENU">22-22-7.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbSENU">. </span><span class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbCL">Sexual contact without consent with person capable of consenting--Misdemeanor or felony--Separate information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbDefaultParagraphFont">No person fifteen years of age or older may knowingly engage in sexual contact with another person other than his or her spouse who, although capable of consenting, has not consented to such contact. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A violation of this section by a person registered as a sex offender pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24B" rel="noopener"><span class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbDefaultParagraphFont">22-24B</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbDefaultParagraphFont"> at the time of the offense is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbDefaultParagraphFont">An allegation that a defendant is registered as a sex offender pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24B" rel="noopener"><span class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbDefaultParagraphFont">22-24B</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbDefaultParagraphFont"> must be filed as a separate information at the time of, or before, arraignment. The separate information must state the time and place of the defendant's conviction and the specific sex crime that resulted in the defendant's conviction. The separate information must be signed by the prosecutor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bb000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sb727cc2a342e4f3f88b5e014df16f3bbSCL">SL 1991, ch 189; SL 2005, ch 120, § 398; SL 2022, ch 64, § 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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047312Normal { 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.s2047312SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047312CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047312Normal-000000 { 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.s2047312DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047312Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2047312Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; 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.s2047312000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047312SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047312SCL-000004 { 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="s2047312Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7.5"><span class="s2047312SENU">22-22-7.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047312SENU">. </span><span class="s2047312CL">Safety zone of child victim of sex crime.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">The court, upon the conviction of any person of a violation of the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22"><span class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">22-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont"> in which the victim was a child or upon an adjudication of a juvenile as a delinquent child for a violation of the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22"><span class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">22-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont"> in which the victim was a child, may, as a part of the sentence or adjudication, order that the defendant or delinquent child not:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal-000001"><span class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Reside within one mile of the victim's residence unless the person is residing in a juvenile detention facility, jail, or state corrections facility;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal-000001"><span class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Knowingly or willfully come within one thousand feet of the victim;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal-000001"><span class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Attend the same school as the victim; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal-000001"><span class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Have any contact with the victim, whether direct or indirect or through a third party.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal-000002"><span class="s2047312DefaultParagraphFont">No condition imposed pursuant to this section applies once the victim attains the age of majority. A violation of any condition imposed pursuant to this section is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047312000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047312Normal"><span class="s2047312SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047312SCL-000004"> SL 1997, ch 137, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 399.</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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047313Normal { 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.s2047313SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047313SCL-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="s2047313Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7.6"><span class="s2047313SENU">22-22-7.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047313SENU">. </span><span class="s2047313CL">Sexual acts between jail or juvenile correctional facility employees and detainees--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047313Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047313DefaultParagraphFont">Any person employed at any jail or juvenile correctional facility, who knowingly engages in an act of sexual contact or sexual penetration with another person who is in detention and under the custodial, supervisory, or disciplinary authority of the person so engaging, and which act of sexual contact or sexual penetration does not otherwise constitute a felony pursuant to the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22"><span class="s2047313DefaultParagraphFont">22-22</span></a><span class="s2047313DefaultParagraphFont">, is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the victim is an adult and a Class 4 felony if the victim is a juvenile.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047313Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047313DefaultParagraphFont">A juvenile correctional facility pursuant to this section is a juvenile detention facility as defined in subdivision 26-7A-1(16) or a juvenile facility operated by the Department of Corrections under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-15-1.4"><span class="s2047313DefaultParagraphFont">1-15-1.4</span></a><span class="s2047313DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047313Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047313000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047313Normal"><span class="s2047313SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047313SCL-000003"> SL 2000, ch 103, §§ 1, 2; SL 2013, ch 107, § 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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047314Normal { 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.s2047314SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047314CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047314Normal-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.s2047314DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047314000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047314SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047314SCL-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="s2047314Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7.7"><span class="s2047314SENU">22-22-7.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047314SENU">. </span><span class="s2047314CL">Subsequent conviction of rape of or sexual contact with a child under sixteen as felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047314Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047314DefaultParagraphFont">If an adult has a previous conviction for violation of subdivision 22-22-1(5), or a previous conviction for a felony violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7"><span class="s2047314DefaultParagraphFont">22-22-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047314DefaultParagraphFont">, or a previous misdemeanor conviction of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7"><span class="s2047314DefaultParagraphFont">22-22-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047314DefaultParagraphFont"> for a violation committed as an adult, any subsequent conviction of subdivision 22-22-1(5) or § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-22-7"><span class="s2047314DefaultParagraphFont">22-22-7</span></a><span class="s2047314DefaultParagraphFont">, is a Class 2 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047314Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047314000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047314Normal"><span class="s2047314SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047314SCL-000002"> SL 2010, ch 115, § 2.</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 22-22-7 - Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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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 22-22-7.8 - Sexual contact with child under eighteen--Penalty--Position of authority--Family member--Limitation."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-22-7.8 - Sexual contact with child under eighteen--Penalty--Position of authority--Family member--Limitation."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-22-7.8"><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="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22-7.8" rel="noopener"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0SENU">22-22-7.8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0SENU">. </span><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0CL">Sexual contact with child under eighteen--Penalty--Position of authority--Family member--Limitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0Statute"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">A person is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the person:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Is at least eighteen years of age;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Is at least five years older than the victim;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Is in a position of authority, as defined in this section, or is a family member related by consanguinity or affinity within the fifth degree, as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-20-30" rel="noopener"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">23A-20-30</span></a><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">, to the victim; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Knowingly engages in sexual contact, or touches the buttocks or upper inner thighs of the victim with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the person or the victim, with a victim who is:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Less than eighteen years of age; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Not the person's spouse.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0Statute"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of this section, a person is in a position of authority if the person, at the time of the sexual contact, or within the one-hundred-twenty-day period immediately preceding the sexual contact, interacts, no matter how briefly, with the victim as a coach, child care provider, disability services provider, guardian ad litem, health care provider, law enforcement officer, mental health counselor, probation officer, religious leader, school administrator, social worker, teacher, therapist, or youth leader.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-42-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">23A-42-2</span></a><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont">, a charge pursuant to this section may be brought at any time before the victim reaches the age of twenty-five or within seven years from the commission of the crime, whichever is longer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sa6c8d154599a46deaf6ba8fb0060ffb0SCL">SL 2021, ch 97, § 1; SL 2022, ch 65, § 1; SL 2025, ch 93, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>