South Dakota legal term
Imprisonment in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Imprisonment” 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 “Imprisonment” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(12) "Imprisonment," imprisonment in a state correctional facility unless the penalty specifically provides for imprisonment in the county jail; (13) "Kratom," any part of the leaf of the plant Mitragyna speciosa; (14) "Kratom product," a food as defined in § 39-4-1, or dietary ingredient, containing kratom; (15) "Manufacture," the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing of a controlled drug or substance, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and c (SDCL § 34-20B-1)
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