South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-12-5 — Uttering simulated process--Misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 22-12-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-12ABUSE OF JUDICIAL PROCESS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-12-5 (2026).

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Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining anything of value, circulates or offers for sale, prints for the purpose of sale or distribution, sends or delivers, or causes to be sent or delivered, any letter, paper, document, notice of intent to bring suit, or other notice or demand which simulates any form of court or legal process or any official demand, notice or other paper of a federal, state, or municipal agency, the intention of which document is to lead the recipient or addressee to believe that it is a genuine court or legal process or official demand, notice, or other paper of a federal, state, or municipal agency, is guilty of uttering simulated process. Uttering simulated process is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Related

State v. Paulson
2015 SD 12 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2015)
6 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1964, ch 34, § 1; SL 1967, ch 29; SL 1976, ch 158, §

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