WATERLAND, KC

22-22-7. Sexual contact with child under sixteen--Felony or misdemeanor. Any person, sixteen years of age or older, who knowingly engages in sexual contact with another person, other than that person's spouse if the other person is under the age of sixteen years is guilty of a Class 3 felony. If the victim is at least thirteen years of age and the actor is less than five years older than the victim, the actor is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Notwithstanding § 23A-42-2, a charge brought pursuant to this section may be commenced at any time before the victim becomes age twenty-five or within seven years of the commission of the crime, whichever is longer. Some statutes have been amended over the years and may not contain the exact language of the offense that the sex offender was convicted of.

Some statutes have been repealed but continued registration may be required for specific offenses. 22-22-30.1. Criminal pedophilia defined--Penalty Criminal pedophilia is any act of sexual penetration accomplished with a victim less than thirteen years of age by any person twenty-six years of age or older. Criminal pedophilia is a Class 1 felony. If any person is convicted of criminal pedophilia, the court shall impose a minimum sentence of twenty-five years for a first offense. If any person is convicted for a second offense, the factual basis for which occurred after the date of the first conviction, the court shall impose a sentence of life without parole. Some statutes have been amended over the years and may not contain the exact language of the offense that the sex offender was convicted of.