In each criminal action, in addition to any other liquidated costs, penalty, assessment, or fine provided by law, there shall be levied a unified judicial system court automation surcharge according to the following schedule:

(1) Violation of county or municipal ordinances or administrative rules having criminal penalties, seventeen dollars and fifty cents;

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-2-41

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) Violation of state statute classified as a Class 2 misdemeanor, twenty-three dollars and fifty cents;

(3) Violation of a state statute classified as a Class 1 misdemeanor, forty-one dollars and fifty cents;

(4) Violation of a state statute classified as a felony, sixty-one dollars and fifty cents.

Source: SL 1990, ch 151, § 4; SL 1991, ch 170, § 2; SL 1991, ch 172; SL 1999, ch 104, § 2; SL 2004, ch 141, § 2; SL 2010, ch 107, § 2, eff. Feb. 25, 2010.