<HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-4A - SOLICITATION 22-4A SOLICITATION </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 22-4A SOLICITATION "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 22-4A"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: HG4 --><Div align="center"><!-- WP Style End: HG4 --> CHAPTER 22-4A <!-- WP Paired Style Off: HG4 --><!-- WP Style End: HG4 --> </Div> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: HG4C --><Div align="center"><!-- WP Style End: HG4C --> SOLICITATION <!-- WP Paired Style Off: HG4C --><!-- WP Style End: HG4C --> </Div> <br> <p> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-4A-1">22-4A-1</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Criminal solicitation--Penalty. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-4A-2">22-4A-2</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Fact offense not committed or attempted not a defense. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-4A-3">22-4A-3</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Proof required for conviction of criminal solicitation. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-4A-4">22-4A-4</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Renunciation of criminal intent--Requirements. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <p> </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 22-4A - SOLICITATION </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046953Normal { 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.s2046953SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046953CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046953Normal-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.s2046953DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046953Normal-000001 { 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; } p.s2046953Normal-000002 { 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.s2046953000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046953SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046953SCL-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="s2046953Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-4A-1"><span class="s2046953SENU">22-4A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046953SENU">. </span><span class="s2046953CL">Criminal solicitation--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000000"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who, with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, commands, hires, requests, or solicits another person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute the commission of such offense or an attempt to commit such offense, is guilty of criminal solicitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000001"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">Criminal solicitation is a:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000002"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Class 1 felony if the offense solicited is a Class A, B or C felony;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000002"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Class 2 felony if the offense solicited is a Class 1 felony;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000002"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Class 3 felony if the offense solicited is a Class 2 felony;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000002"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Class 4 felony if the offense solicited is a Class 3 felony;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000002"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Class 5 felony if the offense solicited is a Class 4 felony;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000002"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Class 6 felony if the offense solicited is a Class 5 felony; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal-000002"><span class="s2046953DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Class 1 misdemeanor if the offense solicited is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046953000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046953Normal"><span class="s2046953SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046953SCL-000004"> SL 2005, ch 120, § 438.</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 22-4A - SOLICITATION </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046954Normal { 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.s2046954SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046954CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046954Normal-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.s2046954DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046954000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046954SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046954SCL-000002 { 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="s2046954Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-4A-2"><span class="s2046954SENU">22-4A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046954SENU">. </span><span class="s2046954CL">Fact offense not committed or attempted not a defense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046954Normal-000000"><span class="s2046954DefaultParagraphFont">It is not a defense to prosecution for criminal solicitation that the person solicited neither committed or attempted to commit the offense solicited nor was capable of committing or attempting to commit the offense solicited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046954Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046954000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046954Normal"><span class="s2046954SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046954SCL-000002"> SL 2005, ch 120, § 439.</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 22-4A - SOLICITATION </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046955Normal { 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.s2046955SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046955CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046955Normal-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.s2046955DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046955000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046955SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046955SCL-000002 { 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="s2046955Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-4A-3"><span class="s2046955SENU">22-4A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046955SENU">. </span><span class="s2046955CL">Proof required for conviction of criminal solicitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046955Normal-000000"><span class="s2046955DefaultParagraphFont">No person may be convicted of criminal solicitation upon the uncorroborated testimony of the person allegedly solicited, and there must be proof of circumstances corroborating both the solicitation and the defendant's intent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046955Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046955000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046955Normal"><span class="s2046955SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046955SCL-000002"> SL 2005, ch 120, § 440.</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 22-4A - SOLICITATION </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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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>