South Dakota legal term
Class 2 misdemeanor in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Class 2 misdemeanor” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the South Dakota criminal code.
What does “Class 2 misdemeanor” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(2) "Class 2 misdemeanor," the same as the term is defined in § 22-6-2; (3) "Committing magistrate," any of the following: (a) A justice of the Supreme Court; (b) A judge of the circuit court; (c) A magistrate judge; (d) A nonlaw-trained magistrate when acting within the authority conferred under chapter 16-12C; (4) "Defendant," the party prosecuted in a criminal proceeding or a proceeding for the violation of an ordinance, bylaw, or police regulation of a unit of local government. (SDCL § 23A-45-9)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Intentional damage to property
- Killing, injury, or interference with a law enforcement support animal prohibited
- Barratry
- Conspiracy to commit offense
- Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, hexahydrocannabinol
- Disorderly conduct
- Dispensing or sale without code imprint
- Driver
- Driver under age of twenty-one operating vehicle after alcohol or drug consumption
- Driving while license is revoked, suspended, or canceled
- Duty of occupant of vehicle to give notice where driver is physically incapable
- Duty to give immediate notice of accident to law enforcement officer
Related terms in the same statutes
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