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SDCL § 22-11-15.6 — Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as misdemeanor--Provisions superseded

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 11: Obstruction Of The Administration Of Government, South Dakota Codified Laws.

This section is repealed.

Full text of SDCL § 22-11-15.6

Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.

SDCL § 22-11-15.6Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Any person who, knowingly and intentionally, communicates any threat not subject to § 22-11-15.5 to take the life of or to inflict serious bodily harm upon a law enforcement officer of the state or a member of the officer's immediate family, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if any such threat is made which otherwise would constitute a violation of § 22-11-4 or 22-18-1.1, the provisions of such sections supersede the provisions of this section, and the penalties provided in § 22-11-4 or 22-18-1.1 apply.

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