{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-19-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-19-1","heading":"Kidnapping--Aggravated kidnapping in the first degree--Class of felony.","body":"Any person who, either unlawfully removes another person from the other's place of residence or employment, or who unlawfully removes another person a substantial distance from the vicinity where the other was at the commencement of the removal, or who unlawfully confines another person for a substantial period of time, with any of the following purposes:\n(1) To hold for ransom or reward, or as a shield or hostage; or\n(2) To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or\n(3) To inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another; or\n(4) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function; or\n(5) To take or entice away a child under the age of fourteen years with intent to detain and conceal such child;\nis guilty of kidnapping in the first degree. Kidnapping in the first degree is a Class C felony, unless the person has inflicted serious bodily injury on the victim, in which case it is aggravated kidnapping in the first degree and is a Class B felony.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-19. KIDNAPPING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-19-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"87d12f9d85611606aad1436fd2ce21bb319ec1d4378764d414165535e898e839","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-18-42","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-19-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}