{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-14-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-14-12","heading":"Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence.","body":"Any person who commits or attempts to commit any felony while armed with a firearm, including a machine gun or short shotgun, is guilty of a Class 2 felony for the first conviction. A second or subsequent conviction is a Class 1 felony. The sentence imposed for a first conviction under this section shall carry a minimum sentence of imprisonment in a state correctional facility of five years. In case of a second or subsequent conviction under this section such person shall be sentenced to a minimum imprisonment of ten years in a state correctional facility.\nAny sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentences imposed for a violation of the principal felony. The court may not place on probation, suspend the execution of the sentence, or suspend the imposition of the sentence of any person convicted of a violation of this section.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-14. UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-14-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d9dc7bc8de338ff481e458bde17f1a4873a981f8c29debcac4e552349155370b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-14-10","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-14-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}