South Dakota legal term
Consideration in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Consideration” 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 “Consideration” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(7) "Consideration," any type of property or thing of legal value, whether delivered in the past or present, or to be delivered in the future. (SDCL § 22-1-2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Compounding a felony or misdemeanor
- Giving consideration for appointment to or performance of duties of public office
- Receipt for deposit
- Receiving consideration for appointment to or employment in public office
- Solicitation of compensation for omission of official duty
- Solicitation of unauthorized fee for doing official act
- Distribution or possession with intent to distribute specified amounts of marijuana
- Unauthorized manufacture, distribution, counterfeiting or possession of Schedule I or II substances
Related terms in the same statutes
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