A person commits the crime of private indecent exposure if:

(1) The person exposes the genitals of the person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the person or another person;

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 22-24-1.4

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) The person is in a place where another person has a reasonable expectation of privacy;

(3) The person is in view of the other person;

(4) The exposure reasonably would be expected to annoy, offend, or alarm the other person; and

(5) The person knows that the other person did not consent to the exposure.

Private indecent exposure is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

This section does not apply to a person who commits the act described in this section if the person cohabits with or is involved in a sexually intimate relationship with the other person.

Source: SL 2009, ch 116, § 3.