Section 22-14-15.1 - Possession of firearm by one with prior drug conviction--Felony--Exception. - South Dakota Statutes

22-14-15.1. Possession of firearm by one with prior drug conviction--Felony--Exception. No person who has been convicted of a felony under chapter 22-42 or of a felony for a crime with the same elements in another state may possess or have control of a firearm. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this section do not apply to any person who was last discharged from prison, jail, probation, or parole, for a felony under chapter 22-42 more than five years prior to the commission of the principal offense and is not subject to the restrictions in § 22-14-15.

Source: SL 1998, ch 130, § 2; SDCL, § 22-14-30; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 267, 268.