South Dakota criminal code — chapter
Chapter 18: Assaults And Personal Injuries
Chapter 18 of Title 22: Crimes, South Dakota Codified Laws. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Chapter 18
- SDCL § 22-18-1 — Simple assault--Violation as misdemeanor--Third or subsequent offense a felony--Violation in other states
- SDCL § 22-18-1.05 — Simple or aggravated assault against law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance personnel, Department of Corrections employee or contractor, health care personnel, or other public officer
- SDCL § 22-18-1.1 — Aggravated assault--Penalty
- SDCL § 22-18-1.2 — Criminal battery of an unborn child--Misdemeanor
- SDCL § 22-18-1.3 — Aggravated criminal battery of an unborn child--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-1.4 — Aggravated battery of an infant--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-1.5 — Assaults with intent to cause serious permanent disfigurement--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-2 — Justifiable force used by public officer in performance of duty--Assistance or direction of officer
- SDCL § 22-18-3 — Lawful force in arrest and delivery of felon
- SDCL § 22-18-3.1 — Definitions
- SDCL § 22-18-4 — Force--Defense of person
- SDCL § 22-18-4.1 — Deadly force--Defense of person
- SDCL § 22-18-4.2 — Defense of dwelling or residence--Force--Deadly force
- SDCL § 22-18-4.3 — Imminent death--Great bodily injury--Reasonable fear
- SDCL § 22-18-4.4 — Presumption of fear--Exceptions
- SDCL § 22-18-4.5 — Unlawful entry--Presumption
- SDCL § 22-18-4.6 — Force--Defense of property other than a dwelling
- SDCL § 22-18-4.7 — Deadly force--Defense of property other than a dwelling
- SDCL § 22-18-4.8 — Immunity--Burden of proof
- SDCL § 22-18-4.9 — Aggressor--Use of force--Justification not available
- SDCL § 22-18-5 — Reasonable force used by parent, guardian, or teacher in correcting child, pupil, or ward
- SDCL § 22-18-6 — Reasonable force used by carrier to expel passenger--Vehicle stopped
- SDCL § 22-18-7 — 22-18-7 to 22-18-25. Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158, § 18-5
- SDCL § 22-18-26 — Assault by convicted or incarcerated person under Department of Corrections jurisdiction--Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-26.1 — Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Assault upon any other person--Misdemeanor
- SDCL § 22-18-26.2 — Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Unified Judicial System employee--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-27 — 22-18-27, 22-18-28. Repealed by SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 13, 14, eff. July 1, 2006
- SDCL § 22-18-29 — Assault by adult prisoner in county or municipal jail--Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-29.1 — Assault by juvenile confined in detention facility or juvenile corrections facility--Intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-30 — Third or subsequent offense--Offense in another state
- SDCL § 22-18-31 — Intentional exposure to HIV infection a felony
- SDCL § 22-18-32 — Definition of terms
- SDCL § 22-18-33 — Informed consent of person exposed to HIV an affirmative defense
- SDCL § 22-18-34 — Actual transmission of HIV not required for criminal exposure
- SDCL § 22-18-35 — Disorderly conduct--Misdemeanor
- SDCL § 22-18-36 — Vehicular battery
- SDCL § 22-18-37 — Female genital mutilation--Felony
- SDCL § 22-18-38 — Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation
- SDCL § 22-18-39 — Certain surgical procedures permitted
- SDCL § 22-18-40 — Standing on highway with intent to impede or stop traffic--Misdemeanor
- SDCL § 22-18-41 — Unlawful directing--Light--Laser pointer
- SDCL § 22-18-42 — Watercraft battery--Penalty
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