South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-14A-24 — Use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat--Felony
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 14A: Explosives And Destructive Devices, South Dakota Codified Laws.
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Full text of SDCL § 22-14A-24
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 intentionally communicates a threat by leaving a substance or device, thereby causing either serious public inconvenience, or the evacuation or serious disruption of a building, place of assembly, facility of public or school transport, or a school related event, is guilty of communicating a felonious threat. For the purposes of this section, a substance or device includes any actual or apparently dangerous weapon, destructive device, dangerous chemical, biological agent, poison, or harmful radioactive substance. A violation of this section is a Class 4 felony.
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Is use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat a felony or a misdemeanor in South Dakota?
Use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat is a Class 4 Felony in South Dakota under SDCL § 22-14A-24.
Which South Dakota statute covers use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat?
Use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat is governed by SDCL § 22-14A-24 (Use of substance or device to communicate felonious threat--Felony).
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