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Code · South Dakota · Title 22 · Chapter 22-19

22-19-1.1. Kidnapping in the second degree.

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Any person who unlawfully holds or retains another person with any of the following purposes:
(1)To hold for ransom or reward, or as a shield or hostage; or
(2)To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or
(3)To inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another; or
(4)To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function; or
(5)To take or entice away a child under the age of fourteen years with intent to detain and conceal such child;
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