South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-16-2 — State jurisdiction of offense commenced outside state and consummated within state
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 16: Jurisdiction And Venue Of Offenses And Proceedings, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-16-2
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.
When the commission of a public offense commenced outside this state is consummated within this state, the defendant may be punished in this state, even if he were out of the state at the time of the commission of the offense charged, if he consummated it in this state through the intervention of an innocent or guilty agent or by any other means proceeding directly from himself.
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