{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-49-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-49-5","heading":"Torture of a human trafficking victim--Felony.","body":"A person who, with the intent to cause cruel physical or mental pain, inflicts serious bodily injury or serious mental injury upon a human trafficking victim while the victim is the subject of human trafficking is guilty of a Class 1 felony. Proof that the victim suffered pain is not an element of the crime of torture of a human trafficking victim.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-49. HUMAN TRAFFICKING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-49-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6b245cde004fb6ce350785ad00d344077d415f3f9b8b849d35fc0e377ee3ceaa","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-49-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-49-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}