South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-12A-17 — Fraudulent alteration of bill or resolution as felony
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 12A: Improprieties And Bribery In Public Office, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of SDCL § 22-12A-17
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.
Any person who fraudulently alters the draft of any bill or resolution which has been presented to either house of the Legislature to be passed or adopted, with intent to procure it to be passed or adopted by either house, or certified by the presiding officer of either house, in language different from that intended by such house, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is fraudulent alteration of bill or resolution as felony a felony or a misdemeanor in South Dakota?
Fraudulent alteration of bill or resolution as felony is a Class 6 Felony in South Dakota under SDCL § 22-12A-17.
Which South Dakota statute covers fraudulent alteration of bill or resolution as felony?
Fraudulent alteration of bill or resolution as felony is governed by SDCL § 22-12A-17 (Fraudulent alteration of bill or resolution as felony).
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