Violations of the provisions of § 43-43B-1 are punishable as follows:

(1) For a violation of subdivision (1), a Class 1 misdemeanor;

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 felonyup to 25 yearsup to $50,000
Class 3 felonyup to 15 yearsup to $30,000
Class 4 felonyup to 10 yearsup to $20,000
Class 5 felonyup to 5 yearsup to $10,000
Class 6 felonyup to 2 yearsup to $4,000
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-1 and § 22-6-2

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(2) For a violation of subdivision (2) or (3), a Class 6 felony;

(3) For a violation of subdivision (4), a Class 5 felony;

(4) For a violation of subdivision (5) or (6), a Class 4 felony;

(5) For a violation of subdivision (8) or (9), a Class 3 felony;

(6) For a violation of subdivision (7), a Class 2 felony.

Source: SL 1982, ch 300, § 4; SL 1984, ch 282, § 3; SL 2002, ch 109, § 29.