Grand theft is a Class 6 felony if the property stolen:

1. (1) Exceeds one thousand dollars in value but is less than or equal to two thousand five hundred dollars;
2. (2) Is a firearm with a value of less than or equal to two thousand five hundred dollars;
3. (3) Is taken from the person of another with a value of less than or equal to two thousand five hundred dollars; or
4. (4) Is livestock, as defined in § 21-61-1, with a value of less than or equal to two thousand five hundred dollars. Grand theft is a Class 5 felony if the value of the property is more than two thousand five hundred dollars but less than or equal to five thousand dollars. Grand theft is a Class 4 felony if the value of the property is more than five thousand dollars but less than or equal to one hundred thousand dollars. Grand theft is a Class 3 felony if the value of the property is more than one hundred thousand dollars but less than or equal to five hundred thousand dollars.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 13.3802 to 13.3803, 13.4008; SL 1959, ch 39 ; SL 1961, ch 40 ; SDCL §§ 22-37-2, 22-37-3, 22-37-6, 22-38-12; SL 1976, ch 158 , § 30A-3; SL 1977, ch 189 , §§ 63, 64; SL 1978, ch 158 , § 72; SL 1982, ch 178 ; SL 1990, ch 165 , § 2; SL 1997, ch 139 , § 1; SL 2001, ch 114 , § 1; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 67; SL 2013, ch 101 , § 60; SL 2013, ch 110 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 173 , § 1.