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SDCL § 22-46-3 — Theft by exploitation--Penalty

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

Part of Chapter 46: Abuse, Neglect, Or Exploitation Of Elders Or Adults With Disabilities, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 22-46-3

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 § 22-46-3Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Any person who, having assumed the duty voluntarily, by written contract, by receipt of payment for care, or by order of a court to provide for the support of an elder or an adult with a disability, and having been entrusted with the property of that elder or adult with a disability, with intent to defraud, appropriates such property to a use or purpose not in the due and lawful execution of that person's trust, is guilty of theft by exploitation. Theft by exploitation is punishable as theft pursuant to chapter 22-30A.

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