{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-24a-37","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-24A-37","heading":"Manufacturing child pornography--Penalty.","body":"A person is guilty of manufacturing child pornography if the person creates, causes the creation of, or knowingly permits the creation of:\n(1) Any visual depiction of a minor engaged in a prohibited sexual act, or in a simulation of a prohibited sexual act; or\n(2) Any computer-generated child pornography.\nA violation of this section is a Class 2 felony. A conviction under this section for a first offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence in a state correctional facility of at least ten years. A conviction under this section for a second or subsequent offense must be punished by a mandatory sentence in a state correctional facility of at least twenty years.\nA person convicted of a violation of this section may not be convicted of possessing child pornography pursuant to § 22-24A-35 for the same visual depiction.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-24A. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-24A-37","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"72ab64abdc750ea4ac29138d7fc4de35f237325e0199250e412b6cf7e36c0265","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-24a-36","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-24a-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}