<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 22-49-3 - Second degree human trafficking--Penalty--Mandatory sentence--Subsequent offenses.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aNormal { 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.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aStatute { 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.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536a000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aNoIndent { 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.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aSCL { 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 22-49-3 - Second degree human trafficking--Penalty--Mandatory sentence--Subsequent offenses."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-49-3 - Second degree human trafficking--Penalty--Mandatory sentence--Subsequent offenses."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-49-3"><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="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-49-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aSENU">22-49-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aSENU">. </span><span class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aCL">Second degree human trafficking--Penalty--Mandatory sentence--Subsequent offenses.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont">A person is guilty of human trafficking in the second degree if the person commits human trafficking, as set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-49-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont">22-49-1</span></a><span class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont">, and the act involves any means of force, threat of force, fraud, coercion, or any combination of means to cause the person to engage in forced labor or involuntary servitude.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aStatute"><span class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont">Human trafficking in the second degree is a Class 3 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aStatute"><span class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont">A conviction under this section for a first offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence of at least five years in a state correctional facility, which sentence may not be suspended. A conviction under this section for a second or subsequent offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence of at least ten years in a state correctional facility, which sentence may not be suspended.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sabd36b26a8144ffd8dd9d429916d536aSCL">SL 2011, ch 120, § 3; SL 2019, ch 111, § 2; SL 2020, ch 89, § 3; SL 2025, ch 99, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>