South Dakota Statutes
§ 2-4-14 — Contempt of Legislature--Punishment.
The Senate or the House of Representatives may punish, as a contempt, by imprisonment, a breach of its privileges or the privileges of its members; but only for one or more of the following offenses:
(1)Knowingly arresting a member or officer of the Senate or the House of Representatives, or procuring such member or officer to be arrested in violation of his privilege from arrest;
(2)Disorderly conduct in the immediate view of the Senate or the House of Representatives, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings;
(3)Refusing to be examined as a witness either before the Senate or the House of Representatives, or a committee thereof, or before any person authorized to take testimony in legislative proceedings;
(4)Giving or offering a bribe to a member, or attempting,
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 55.0608.
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Repealed by SL 1989, ch 23, § 5.