<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 22-34-1 - Intentional damage to property--Degree of offense according to value. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047660Normal { 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.s2047660SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047660CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047660Normal-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.s2047660DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047660Normal-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.s2047660Normal-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.s2047660000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047660SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047660SCL-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="s2047660Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-34-1"><span class="s2047660SENU">22-34-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047660SENU">. </span><span class="s2047660CL">Intentional damage to property--Degree of offense according to value.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047660Normal-000000"><span class="s2047660DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who, with specific intent to do so, injures, damages, or destroys:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047660Normal-000001"><span class="s2047660DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Public property without the lawful consent of the appropriate governing body having jurisdiction thereof; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047660Normal-000001"><span class="s2047660DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Private property in which any other person has an interest, without the consent of the other person;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047660Normal"><span class="s2047660DefaultParagraphFont">is guilty of intentional damage to property. Intentional damage to property is a Class 2 misdemeanor if the damage to property is four hundred dollars or less. Intentional damage to property is a Class 1 misdemeanor if the damage to property is one thousand dollars or less, but more than four hundred dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 6 felony if the damage to property is two thousand five hundred dollars or less, but more than one thousand dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 5 felony if the damage to property is five thousand dollars or less, but more than two thousand five hundred dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 4 felony if the damage to property is one hundred thousand dollars or less, but more than five thousand dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 3 felony if the damage to property is five hundred thousand dollars or less, but more than one hundred thousand dollars. Intentional damage to property is aggravated intentional damage to property if the damage to property is more than five hundred thousand dollars. Aggravated intentional damage to property is a Class 2 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047660Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047660DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of this section do not apply if the intentional damage to property was accomplished by arson or reckless burning or exploding pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-33"><span class="s2047660DefaultParagraphFont">22-33</span></a><span class="s2047660DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047660Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047660000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047660Normal"><span class="s2047660SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047660SCL-000004"> SDC 1939, § 13.4501; SL 1967, ch 28; SL 1971, ch 159; SDCL Supp, § 22-34-3.1; SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-1"><span class="s2047660SCL-000004">34-1</span></a><span class="s2047660SCL-000004">; SL 1977, ch 189, § 70; SL 1978, ch 158, § 12; SL 1990, ch 164, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 97; SL 2014, ch 111, § 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 22-34-1 - Intentional damage to property--Degree of offense according to value. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047661Normal { 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.s2047661SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047661CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047661Normal-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.s2047661DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047661000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047661SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047661SCL-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="s2047661Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-34-1.1"><span class="s2047661SENU">22-34-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047661SENU">. </span><span class="s2047661CL">Aggregation of injuries, damages, or destruction permissible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047661Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047661DefaultParagraphFont">The injuries, damages, or destruction resulting from violations of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-34-1"><span class="s2047661DefaultParagraphFont">22-34-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047661DefaultParagraphFont"> committed pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct may be aggregated to determine the degree of the offense regardless of whether such injuries, damage, or destruction affected the property of one or more persons.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047661Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047661000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047661Normal"><span class="s2047661SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047661SCL-000002"> SL 1990, ch 164, § 2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 98.</span></p></div></body></html>