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SDCL § 22-30-3 — Fear of force necessary to robbery

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

Part of Chapter 30: Robbery, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 22-30-3

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 § 22-30-3Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
The fear of force which constitutes an element of the offense of robbery may be either: (1) The fear of an injury, immediate or future, to the person or property of the person robbed, or of any relative or family member of the person robbed; or (2) The fear of an immediate injury to the person or property of anyone in the company of the person robbed at the time of the robbery.

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