S.D. Codified Laws § 22-49-5

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 22-49-5 - Torture of a human trafficking victim-Felony

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.

SDCL 22-49-5

SL 2021, ch 101, §1.
Added by S.L. 2021, ch. 101,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.