South Dakota legal term
Attorney general in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Attorney general” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the South Dakota criminal code.
What does “Attorney general” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(2) "Attorney general," the attorney general of the State of South Dakota; (3) "Chapter 119 of the United States Code," Chapter 119 of Part I of Title 18, United States Code, being Public Law 90-351, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; (4) "Communications common carrier," the meaning given to the term, common carrier, by section 153 of Title 47 of the United States Code; (5) "Contents," with respect to any wire, electronic, or oral communication, any information concerning the identity of the parties to the communication or the existence, substance, purport, or meaning of t (SDCL § 23A-35A-1)
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