{"id":"DUT-SD-007","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"South Dakota","state":"SD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"South Dakota Legislature (codified statute)","authority":"S.D. Codified Laws title 22 (Crimes), ch. 22-6 (Authorized Punishments)","instrument":"SDCL 22-6-2, Misdemeanor classes and penalties","title":"Misdemeanor classes and penalties; act prohibited by statute without a stated penalty is a Class 2 misdemeanor","dateIssued":"2026-09-29","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-29","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY"],"addressees":["persons generally"],"clause":"(1) Class 1 misdemeanor: one year imprisonment in a county jail or two thousand dollars fine, or both; (2) Class 2 misdemeanor: thirty days imprisonment in a county jail or five hundred dollars fine, or both.","enforcement":"As quoted","functions":[],"notes":"Fixes the sanction for every Class 1 misdemeanor created by the health statutes (34-22-18, 34-16-1) at one year and $2,000 and for every Class 2 misdemeanor (34-22-5, 34-18-9, 34-18-32) at thirty days and $500, sets the ceiling for municipal ordinance penalties under 9-19-3, and makes any act prohibited by a statute outside the listed titles a Class 2 misdemeanor where no penalty is stated.","sourceUrl":"https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-6.html?all=true","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":159930,"grade":"primary","character":"order_penalty","description":"","collection":"DUT-SD","url":"/library/DUT-SD-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-SD-007","citation":"South Dakota Legislature (codified statute), SDCL 22-6-2, Misdemeanor classes and penalties (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-007)","stateName":"South Dakota","related":["DUT-SD-001","DUT-SD-005","DUT-SD-008","DUT-SD-009","DUT-SD-015","DUT-SD-010","DUT-SD-011","DUT-SD-017"]}