{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-15-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-15-8","heading":"False report of judicial proceedings as misdemeanor--Fair report not punishable.","body":"Every person guilty of any contempt of court by the publication of a false or grossly inaccurate report of the proceedings of any court, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. But no person can be punished as for a contempt, in publishing a true, full, and fair report of any trial, argument, decision, or proceeding had in court.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-15. CONTEMPT AND OFFENSES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-15-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b0dfcc6b430c373337740f505d0c9fb8fe76cea87815352c6e73fd5ebeabff0e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-15-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-15-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}