# S.D. Codified Laws § 22-14-12: Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C14_S22-14-12

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 22-14-12
- **Heading:** Commission of felony while armed with firearms--Felony--Minimum sentences--Consecutive sentencing--Execution of sentence
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 22 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-14-12

## Text

Any person who commits or attempts to commit any felony while armed with a firearm, including a machine gun or short shotgun, is guilty of a Class 2 felony for the first conviction. A second or subsequent conviction is a Class 1 felony. The sentence imposed for a first conviction under this section shall carry a minimum sentence of imprisonment in a state correctional facility of five years. In case of a second or subsequent conviction under this section such person shall be sentenced to a minimum imprisonment of ten years in a state correctional facility.

Any sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentences imposed for a violation of the principal felony. The court may not place on probation, suspend the execution of the sentence, or suspend the imposition of the sentence of any person convicted of a violation of this section.

Source: SDC 1939, § 21.9902; SDCL, § 23-7-37; SL 1976, ch 158, § 14-8; SL 1977, ch 189, § 32; SL 1985, ch 192, § 48; SL 2005, ch 120, § 252; SL 2023, ch 82, § 12.

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