South Dakota legal term
Records in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Records” 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 “Records” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(7) "Records," any medical, professional, or business records relative to the treatment or care of any recipient, or to a good or a service provided to any such recipient, or to rates paid for such a good or a service, and any records required to be kept by regulations of the program; (8) "Sign," to affix a signature directly or indirectly by means of handwriting, typewriter, signature stamp, computer impulse, or other means; and (9) "Single state agency," the state agency which administers the program, or any person who by virtue of a contract or agreement with the state administers any part (SDCL § 22-45-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Action of person aiding provider with goods or services or referring individuals to provider for which additional value received an offense
- Failure to keep necessary records upon which claim is based
- Identity theft
- Overhearing or recording communications, conversations, or jury deliberations by means of eavesdropping device as felony
- Unauthorized manufacture, distribution, counterfeiting, or possession of methamphetamine as felony
- Unauthorized manufacture, distribution, counterfeiting or possession of Schedule I or II substances
Related terms in the same statutes
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