<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 22-4A-4 - Renunciation of criminal intent--Requirements. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046956Normal { 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.s2046956SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046956CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046956Normal-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.s2046956DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046956Normal-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.s2046956Normal-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.s2046956000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046956SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046956SCL-000004 { 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="s2046956Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-4A-4"><span class="s2046956SENU">22-4A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046956SENU">. </span><span class="s2046956CL">Renunciation of criminal intent--Requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046956Normal-000000"><span class="s2046956DefaultParagraphFont">No person may be convicted of criminal solicitation if, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of the defendant's criminal intent, the defendant:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046956Normal-000001"><span class="s2046956DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Notified the person solicited of his or her renunciation; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046956Normal-000001"><span class="s2046956DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Gave timely and adequate warning to the law enforcement authorities or otherwise made a substantial effort to prevent the commission of the criminal conduct solicited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046956Normal-000002"><span class="s2046956DefaultParagraphFont">The burden of injecting this issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046956Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046956000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046956Normal"><span class="s2046956SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046956SCL-000004"> SL 2005, ch 120, § 441.</span></p></div></body></html>