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§ 22-1-8 — Act not deemed criminal unless prohibited by statute.

South Dakota·Title 22 CRIMES·Ch. 22-1 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
No act or omission may be deemed criminal or punishable except as prescribed or authorized by this title or by some other statute of this state.

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Related

State v. Weekley
240 N.W.2d 80 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1976)
15 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.0103; SL 2005, ch 120, § 362.

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Common-law rule of strict construction abrogated.
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Definitions.
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Repealed
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Repealed
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Performance of required act by another.
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Completion of crime involving dispatch of letter.
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