South Dakota § 22-12A-12 Attempt to influence jurors, arbitrators, or referees--Felony.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-12A-12 — Attempt to influence jurors, arbitrators, or referees--Felony.

South Dakota § 22-12A-12

Title 22CRIMES

Ch. 22-12AIMPROPRIETIES AND BRIBERY IN PUBLIC OFFICE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-12A-12 (2026).

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Any person who attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen an arbitrator or appointed a referee, in respect to any verdict or decision in any cause or matter pending, or about to be brought before such person:

(1)By means of any communication, oral or written, had with such person, except in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial of the cause;

(2)By means of any book, paper, or instrument exhibited otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial of the cause; or (3) By publishing any statement, argument, or observation relating to the cause; is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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Any person who attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen an arbitrator or appointed a referee, in respect to any verdict or decision in any cause or matter pending, or about to be brought before such person: (1) By means of any communication, oral or written, had with such person, except in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial of the cause; (2) By means of any book, paper, or instrument exhibited otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial of the cause; or (3) By publishing any statement, argument, or observation relating to the cause; is guilty of a Class 6 felony.