<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 22-24A-42 - Sentencing--Mitigating circumstances.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902Normal { 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.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902Statute { 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.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902NoIndent { 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.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902SCL { 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 22-24A-42 - Sentencing--Mitigating circumstances."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-24A-42 - Sentencing--Mitigating circumstances."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-24A-42"><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="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24A-42" rel="noopener"><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902SENU">22-24A-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902SENU">. </span><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902CL">Sentencing--Mitigating circumstances.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont">The sentencing court may impose a sentence other than that required by §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24A-35" rel="noopener"><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont">22-24A-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24A-37" rel="noopener"><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont">22-24A-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, if the court finds that mitigating circumstances exist that require a departure from the mandatory sentence imposed by §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24A-35" rel="noopener"><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont">22-24A-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24A-37" rel="noopener"><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont">22-24A-37</span></a><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive. The court shall file, in writing, its finding of mitigating circumstances and the factual basis relied upon by the court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s99de5d7b22a84be0b9684f96bb19d902SCL">SL 2024, ch 87, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html>