South Dakota legal term
Crime in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Crime” 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 “Crime” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(3) "Crime," includes an offense named in §§ 22-11-3, 22-11-4, 22-11-6, 22-11-9.1, 22-16-4, 22-16-7, 22-16-15, 22-16-20, 22-18-1, 22-18-1.1, 22-19-1, 22-19A-1, 22-19A-2, 22-22-1, 22-22-7, 22-30-1, 22-30A-4, 22-32-1, 22-32-3, 22-32-8, chapter 22-33, or an attempt to commit any of these offenses. (SDCL § 22-48-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Compounding a felony or misdemeanor
- Criminal solicitation
- Indecent exposure
- Sexual contact with child under sixteen
- Sexual contact without consent with person capable of consenting
- Simple assault
- Stalking
- Accessory to crime
- Aggravated criminal entry of a motor vehicle
- Attempt
- Bestiality
- Conspiracy to commit offense
Related terms in the same statutes
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