{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-5-16","heading":"Fraud or deceit to affect testimony of witness as misdemeanor.","body":"Every person who practices any fraud or deceit, or knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token, or writing, to any witness or person about to be called as a witness, upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation authorized by law, with intent to affect the testimony of such witness, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-5. SUBPOENA AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-5-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"cc6af6e520fb637c4a3e70c7b0dd9a9ac42af2bc3d6779e7928bf9ec28e2c7c7","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-5-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-7-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}