South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-33-9.5 — Occupied structure defined
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 33: Arson, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-33-9.5
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 chapter 22-33, the term, occupied structure, means any structure, vehicle, or place adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, or for carrying on business therein, whether or not a person is actually present. Property is that of another, for the purposes of this section, if anyone other than the actor has a possessory or proprietary interest in the property. If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, any unit not occupied by the actor is an occupied structure of another.
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