§ 22-19-1.1 Kidnapping in the second degree.

SD Codified L § 22-19-1.1 (2019) (N/A)
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22-19-1.1. Kidnapping in the second degree. Any person who unlawfully holds or retains another person with any of the following purposes:

(1) To hold for ransom or reward, or as a shield or hostage; or

(2) To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or

(3) To inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another; or

(4) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function; or

(5) To take or entice away a child under the age of fourteen years with intent to detain and conceal such child;is guilty of kidnapping in the second degree. Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class 3 felony, unless the person has inflicted serious bodily injury on the victim in which case it is aggravated kidnapping in the second degree and is a Class 1 felony.

Source: SL 2005, ch 120, § 447.