South Dakota statute

SDCL § 22-7-8 — Three or more additional felony convictions including one or more crimes of violence--Enhancement of sentence

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 7: Habitual Offenders, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 22-7-8

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.

SDCL § 22-7-8Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

If a defendant has been convicted of three or more felonies in addition to the principal felony and one or more of the prior felony convictions was for a crime of violence as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(9), the sentence for the principal felony shall be enhanced to the sentence for a Class C felony.

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