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SDCL § 22-30A-6 — Theft of lost or mislaid property

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

Part of Chapter 30A: Theft, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 22-30A-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 § 22-30A-6Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Any person who comes into control of property of another that the person knows to have been lost, estrayed, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or the identity of the recipient, is guilty of theft if, with intent to deprive the owner thereof, the person fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to a person entitled to have the property.

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