South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-6-5.1 — Double sentence for crime by prisoner-Exception
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 6: Authorized Punishments, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-6-5.1
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.
A court may sentence any person convicted of a crime committed while that person was a prisoner as defined by § 22-11A-1, to a term of not more than twice the maximum term allowed by the statute for the commission of the same crime by a person not so confined. However, the provisions of this section do not apply if, for the same offense, the prisoner is subject to an enhanced penalty as an habitual offender.
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