{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-15-15","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-15-15","heading":"Acceptance of gift from party to action as misdemeanor--Inheritance excepted.","body":"Every judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, who accepts any gift from any person, knowing him to be a party in interest, or the attorney or counsel of any party in interest to any action or proceeding then pending or about to be brought before him, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The word \"gift\" as used herein shall not be taken to include property received by inheritance, by will, or by gift in view of death.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-15. CONTEMPT AND OFFENSES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-15-15","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f3cd8cb3d65c91d7ce4255e44fd20806bf83c818caf0f400dfff88789dec4bc9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-15-9","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-16-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}