<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 22-33-9.2 - Second degree arson--Felony. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047654Normal { 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.s2047654SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047654CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047654Normal-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.s2047654DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047654Normal-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; } span.s2047654000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047654SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047654SCL-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="s2047654Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-33-9.2"><span class="s2047654SENU">22-33-9.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047654SENU">. </span><span class="s2047654CL">Second degree arson--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047654Normal-000000"><span class="s2047654DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who starts a fire or causes an explosion with the intent to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047654Normal-000001"><span class="s2047654DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Destroy any unoccupied structure of another; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047654Normal-000001"><span class="s2047654DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Destroy or damage any property, whether his or her own or another's, to collect insurance for such loss;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047654Normal"><span class="s2047654DefaultParagraphFont">is guilty of second degree arson. Second degree arson is a Class 4 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047654Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047654000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047654Normal"><span class="s2047654SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047654SCL-000003"> SL 2005, ch 120, § 87.</span></p></div></body></html>