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South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31 · Newer source version available

SDCL § 22-30A-4: Theft by threat.

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  1. TITLE 22. CRIMES
  2. CHAPTER 22-30A. THEFT

A person is guilty of theft if the person obtains property of another by threatening to:

(1) Inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any criminal offense;

(2) Accuse anyone of a criminal offense;

(3) Expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to impair any person's credit or business repute;

(4) Take or withhold action as an official, or cause an official to take or withhold action;

(5) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott, or other collective unofficial action, if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group in whose interest the actor purports to act;

(6) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another's legal claim or defense; or

(7) Inflict any other harm which would not benefit the person making the threat.

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