South Dakota § 16-15-15 Acceptance of gift from party to action as misdemeanor--Inheritance excepted.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 16-15-15 — Acceptance of gift from party to action as misdemeanor--Inheritance excepted.

South Dakota § 16-15-15

Title 16COURTS AND JUDICIARY

Ch. 16-15CONTEMPT AND OFFENSES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY

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S.D. Codified Laws § 16-15-15 (2026).

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Every judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, who accepts any gift from any person, knowing him to be a party in interest, or the attorney or counsel of any party in interest to any action or proceeding then pending or about to be brought before him, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The word "gift" as used herein shall not be taken to include property received by inheritance, by will, or by gift in view of death.

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Every judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, who accepts any gift from any person, knowing him to be a party in interest, or the attorney or counsel of any party in interest to any action or proceeding then pending or about to be brought before him, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The word "gift" as used herein shall not be taken to include property received by inheritance, by will, or by gift in view of death.