South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 19A - Stalking
Section 22-19A-7 - Stalking a child twelve or younger--Felony.

22-19A-7. Stalking a child twelve or younger--Felony.
Any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or harasses a child twelve years of age or younger or who makes a credible threat to a child twelve years of age or younger with the intent to place that child in reasonable fear of death or great bodily injury or with the intent to cause the child to reasonably fear for the child's safety is guilty of the crime of felony stalking. Felonious stalking is a Class 6 felony.

Source: SL 1993, ch 176, §6; SL 2002, ch 108, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 22 - Crimes

Chapter 19A - Stalking

Section 22-19A-1 - Stalking--Violation as misdemeanor--Second or subsequent offense a felony.

Section 22-19A-2 - Violation of restraining order, injunction, protection order, or no contact order as felony.

Section 22-19A-3 - Stalking--Subsequent convictions--Violation as felony.

Section 22-19A-4 - Harasses defined.

Section 22-19A-5 - Course of conduct defined.

Section 22-19A-6 - Credible threat defined.

Section 22-19A-7 - Stalking a child twelve or younger--Felony.

Section 22-19A-8 - Petition for protection order--Procedures.

Section 22-19A-8.1 - Petition for protection order in which allegations support domestic abuse rather than stalking or physical injury.

Section 22-19A-9 - Filing petition for protection--Venue.

Section 22-19A-10 - Hearing on petition for protection--Time--Service on respondent.

Section 22-19A-11 - Relief granted by protection order.

Section 22-19A-12 - Ex parte temporary order pending full hearing on petition for protection.

Section 22-19A-13 - Exceptional circumstances required before security authorized.

Section 22-19A-14 - Modification of terms of protection order.

Section 22-19A-15 - Delivery of protection order to law enforcement agency--Notice of order to officers.

Section 22-19A-16 - Protection order--Violation--Penalty.

Section 22-19A-17 - Defendant prohibited from contacting victim prior to court appearance--Misdemeanor.

Section 22-19A-18 - Bond--No contact terms--Misdemeanor.