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Counterfeit substance in South Dakota Criminal Law

Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session

In South Dakota criminal law, “Counterfeit substance” 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 “Counterfeit substance” mean in South Dakota criminal law?

(2) "Counterfeit substance," a controlled drug or substance which, or the container of labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trade-mark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser other than the person or persons who manufactured, distributed, or dispensed such substance and which thereby falsely purports or is represented to be the product of, or to have been distributed by, such other manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser; (3) "Deliver" or "delivery," the actual or constructive trans (SDCL § 22-42-1)

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