South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-21-1 — Eavesdropping--Privacy--Misdemeanor.

South Dakota·Title 22 CRIMES·Ch. 22-20 INVASIONS OF PRIVACY

No person may, except as authorized by law:

(1)Trespass on property with intent to subject anyone to eavesdropping or other surveillance in a private place; or (2) Install in any private place, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy there, any device for observing, photographing, recording, amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events in such place, or uses any such unauthorized installation. A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Subdivision (2) does not apply to law enforcement officers, or to those acting under the direction of a law enforcement officer, while engaged in the performance of the officer's lawful duties.

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Related

State v. Reif
490 N.W.2d 511 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1992)
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2022 S.D. 22 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2022)
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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.1425; SL 1976, ch 158, § 21-1; SL 1977, ch 189, § 49; SL 2017, ch 202, § 5; SL 2020, ch 84, § 1; SL 2021, ch 95, § 1.

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