<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 22-6-1 - Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Normal { 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.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Statute { 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.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; 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.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599NoIndent { 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.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-6-1 - Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-6-1 - Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-6-1"><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="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-6-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599SENU">22-6-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599SENU">. </span><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599CL">Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Statute"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided by law, felonies are divided into the following nine classes which are distinguished from each other by the following maximum penalties which are authorized upon conviction:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Class A felony: death or life imprisonment in a state correctional facility. A lesser sentence than death or life imprisonment may not be given for a Class A felony. In addition, a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Class B felony: life imprisonment in a state correctional facility. A lesser sentence may not be given for a Class B felony. In addition, a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Class C felony: life imprisonment in a state correctional facility. In addition, a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Class 1 felony: fifty years imprisonment in a state correctional facility. In addition, a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Class 2 felony: twenty-five years imprisonment in a state correctional facility. In addition, a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Class 3 felony: fifteen years imprisonment in a state correctional facility. In addition, a fine of thirty thousand dollars may be imposed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Class 4 felony: ten years imprisonment in a state correctional facility. In addition, a fine of twenty thousand dollars may be imposed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Class 5 felony: five years imprisonment in a state correctional facility. In addition, a fine of ten thousand dollars may be imposed; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599StatuteNumber1"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">(9)    Class 6 felony: two years imprisonment in a state correctional facility or a fine of four thousand dollars, or both.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Statute"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">If the defendant is under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense and found guilty of a Class A, B, or C felony, the maximum sentence may be a term of years in a state correctional facility, and a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">The court, in imposing sentence on a defendant who has been found guilty of a felony, shall order in addition to the sentence that is imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section, that the defendant make restitution to any victim in accordance with the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28" rel="noopener"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">23A-28</span></a><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing in this section limits increased sentences for habitual criminals under §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-7-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">22-7-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-7-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">22-7-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-7-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">22-7-8</span></a><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont">.1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s9a7dac1894614ce198bc63408d64f599SCL">SDC 1939, § 13.0606; SL 1976, ch 158, §§ 6-1, 6-4; SL 1977, ch 189, § 16; SL 1978, ch 158, § 4; SL 1979, ch 160, § 1; SL 1980, ch 173, § 8; SL 1985, ch 192, § 2; SL 1997, ch 143, § 5; SL 2005, ch 120, § 148; SL 2013, ch 105, § 1; SL 2016, ch 121, § 1; SL 2023, ch 82, § 10.</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 22-6-1 - Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046968Normal { 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.s2046968SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046968CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046968Normal-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.s2046968DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046968000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046968SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046968SCL-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="s2046968Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-6-1.1"><span class="s2046968SENU">22-6-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046968SENU">. </span><span class="s2046968CL">Sentence to jail in lieu of penitentiary in minor felonies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046968Normal-000000"><span class="s2046968DefaultParagraphFont">If a person is convicted of a Class 5 or Class 6 felony, the court may sentence the person so convicted to imprisonment in the county jail of the county where such person was convicted, for a term of not more than one year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046968Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046968000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046968Normal"><span class="s2046968SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046968SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 13.0604; SL 1963, ch 55; SDCL, § 23-48-20; SL 1978, ch 185, § 16; SL 1989, ch 192, § 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 22-6-1 - Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046969Normal { 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.s2046969SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046969CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046969Normal-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.s2046969DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046969000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046969SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046969SCL-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="s2046969Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046969SENU"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-6-1.2"><span class="s2046969SENU">22-6-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046969SENU">. </span><span class="s2046969CL">Minimum sentence for subsequent felony sex crime conviction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046969Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046969DefaultParagraphFont">If an adult has a previous conviction for a felony sex crime as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-24B-1"><span class="s2046969DefaultParagraphFont">22-24B-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046969DefaultParagraphFont">, any subsequent felony conviction for a sex crime as defined by subdivisions 22-24B-1(1) to (15), inclusive, and (19) shall result in a minimum sentence of imprisonment equal to the maximum term allowable under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-6-1"><span class="s2046969DefaultParagraphFont">22-6-1</span></a><span class="s2046969DefaultParagraphFont">, up to twenty-five years. The court may suspend a portion of the prison sentence required under this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046969Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046969000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046969Normal"><span class="s2046969SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046969SCL-000002"> SL 2006, ch 121, § 3.</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 22-6-1 - Felony classes and penalties--Restitution--Habitual criminal sentences.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046970Normal { 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.s2046970SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046970CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046970Normal-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.s2046970DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046970000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046970SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046970SCL-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="s2046970Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-6-1.3"><span class="s2046970SENU">22-6-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046970SENU">. </span><span class="s2046970CL">Life imprisonment not imposed on defendant under eighteen years of age.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046970Normal-000000"><span class="s2046970DefaultParagraphFont">The penalty of life imprisonment may not be imposed upon any defendant for any offense committed when the defendant was less than eighteen years of age.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046970Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046970000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046970Normal"><span class="s2046970SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046970SCL-000002"> SL 2016, ch 121, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>