South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-24B-1 — Sex crimes determined
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 24B: Sex Offender Registry, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-24B-1
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
For the purposes of §§ 22-24B-2 to 22-24B-14, inclusive, a sex crime is any of the following crimes regardless of the date of the commission of the offense or the date of conviction:
(1) Rape as set forth in § 22-22-1;
(2) Felony sexual contact with a minor under sixteen as set forth in § 22-22-7 if committed by an adult;
(3) Sexual contact with a person incapable of consenting as set forth in § 22-22-7.2;
(4) Incest if committed by an adult;
(5) Possessing, distributing, or manufacturing child pornography as set forth in §§ 22-24A-35 to 22-24A-37, inclusive;
(6) Sale of child pornography as set forth in § 22-24A-1;
(7) Sexual exploitation of a minor as set forth in § 22-22-24.3;
(8) Kidnapping, as set forth in § 22-19-1, if the victim of the criminal act is a minor;
(9) Promotion of prostitution of a minor as set forth in subdivision 22-23-2(2);
(10) Criminal pedophilia as previously set forth in § 22-22-30.1;
(11) Felony indecent exposure as previously set forth in former § 22-24-1 or felony indecent exposure as set forth in § 22-24-1.2;
(12) Solicitation of a minor as set forth in § 22-24A-5;
(13) Felony indecent exposure as set forth in § 22-24-1.3;
(14) Bestiality as set forth in § 22-22-42;
(15) An attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the crimes listed in this section;
(16) Any crime, court martial offense, or tribal offense committed in a place other than this state that constitutes a sex crime under this section if committed in this state;
(17) Any federal crime, court martial offense, or tribal offense that constitutes a sex crime under federal law;
(18) Any crime committed in another state if that state also requires anyone convicted of that crime register as a sex offender in that state;
(19) If the victim is a minor:
(a) Any sexual acts between a jail employee and a detainee as set forth in § 22-22-7.6;
(b) Any sexual contact by a psychotherapist as set forth in § 22-22-28; or
(c) Any sexual penetration by a psychotherapist as set forth in § 22-22-29;
(20) Intentional exposure to HIV infection as set forth in subdivision (1) of § 22-18-31;
(21) First degree human trafficking as set forth in § 22-49-2 if the victim is a minor;
(22) Second degree human trafficking as set forth in § 22-49-3 involving the prostitution of a minor;
(23) Felony use or dissemination of visual recording or photographic device without consent and with intent to self-gratify, harass, or embarrass as set forth in § 22-21-4;
(24) Manufacturing or distributing a child-like sex doll as set forth in § 22-24A-1.1; or
(25) Felony conviction of purchasing or possessing a child-like sex doll as set forth in § 22-24A-3.1.
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