22-18-36. Vehicular battery. Any person who, while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or substances in a manner and to a degree prohibited by §32-23-1, without design to effect serious bodily injury, operates or drives a motor vehicle of any kind in a negligent manner and thereby causes the serious bodily injury of another person, […]
22-18-37. Female genital mutilation–Felony. It is a Class 4 felony for any person: (1)To knowingly circumcise, excise, mutilate, or infibulate, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of a female under the age of eighteen years; (2)Who is a parent, guardian, or has immediate custody or control of a female […]
22-18-38. Religion, custom, or consent not a defense to female genital mutilation. It is not a defense to the provisions of §22-18-37 that the conduct described is required as a matter of religion, custom, ritual, or standard practice, or that the individual on whom the conduct is performed, or the parent or guardian of the […]
22-18-39. Certain surgical procedures permitted. A surgical procedure is not a violation of §22-18-37 if the procedure is: (1)Necessary to the health of the individual on whom it is performed and the procedure is performed by a licensed medical practitioner in a licensed medical facility; or (2)Performed on an individual in labor or who has […]
22-18-4. Force–Defense of person. A person is justified in using or threatening to use force, other than deadly force, against another if the person reasonably believes that using or threatening to use force is necessary to defend against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. A person who uses or threatens to use force in […]
22-18-4.1. Deadly force–Defense of person. A person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force if the person reasonably believes that using or threatening to use deadly force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself, herself, or another, or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. […]
22-18-4.2. Defense of dwelling or residence–Force–Deadly force. A person who is in a dwelling or residence, in which the person has a right to be: (1)Has no duty to retreat; (2)Has the right to stand his or her ground; and (3)Has the right to use or threaten to use: (a)Force against another, if the person […]
22-18-4.3. Imminent death–Great bodily injury–Reasonable fear. For purposes of § 22-18-4.2, a person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm, to himself, herself, or another, when using or threatening to use defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm […]
22-18-4.4. Presumption of fear–Exceptions. The presumption set forth in § 22-18-4.3 does not apply if: (1)The person against whom the defensive force is used or threatened: (a)Has the right to be in or is a lawful resident of the dwelling, residence, or vehicle, including as an owner, lessee, or titleholder; and (b)Is not the subject […]
22-18-4.5. Unlawful entry–Presumption. A person who unlawfully enters or attempts to enter a person’s dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle is presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act involving force or violence. Source: SL 2021, ch 93, § 7.
22-18-4.6. Force–Defense of property other than a dwelling. A person is justified in using or threatening to use force, other than deadly force, against another if and to the extent the person reasonably believes that using or threatening to use force is necessary to prevent or terminate another’s trespass on, or criminal interference with: (1)Real […]
22-18-4.7. Deadly force–Defense of property other than a dwelling. A person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force only if the person reasonably believes that the use of deadly force is necessary to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. A person who uses or threatens to use deadly force in […]
22-18-4.8. Immunity–Burden of proof. A person who uses or threatens to use force, as permitted in §§22-18-4 to 22-18-4.7, inclusive, is justified in such conduct and is immune from criminal prosecution and from civil liability for the use or threatened use of such force brought by the person against whom force was used or threatened, […]
22-18-4.9. Aggressor–Use of force–Justification not available. Any justification for the use or the threatened use of either force or deadly force is not available to a person who: (1)Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of a forcible felony; or (2)Initially provokes the use or threatened use of force against himself or […]
22-18-40. Standing on highway with intent to impede or stop traffic–Misdemeanor. Unless otherwise directed by law enforcement or other emergency personnel or to seek assistance for an emergency or inoperable vehicle, no person may stand upon the paved or improved or main-traveled portion of any highway with intent to impede or stop the flow of […]
22-18-41. Unlawful directing–Light–Laser pointer. Anyone who intentionally directs light from a laser pointer at the body of a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, a laser pointer is a device that emits light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible to the human […]
22-18-5. Reasonable force used by parent, guardian, or teacher in correcting child, pupil, or ward. To use or attempt to use or offer to use force upon or toward the person of another is not unlawful if committed by a parent or the authorized agent of any parent, or by any guardian, teacher, or other […]
22-18-6. Reasonable force used by carrier to expel passenger–Vehicle stopped. A carrier of passengers or the authorized agent or servant of such carrier or any person assisting such person at his or her request, may use or attempt to use or offer to use force to expel any passenger who refuses to obey a lawful […]
