Any parent who violates § 22-19-9 and causes the unmarried minor child, taken, enticed, or kept from the child’s lawful custodian, to be removed from the state is guilty of a Class 5 felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 5 felonyup to 5 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see § 22-6-1

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Source: SL 1980, ch 174, § 2; SL 1985, ch 178, § 2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 119.