{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-2-4-14","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 2-4-14","heading":"Contempt of Legislature--Punishment.","body":"The Senate or the House of Representatives may punish, as a contempt, by imprisonment, a breach of its privileges or the privileges of its members; but only for one or more of the following offenses:\n(1) Knowingly arresting a member or officer of the Senate or the House of Representatives, or procuring such member or officer to be arrested in violation of his privilege from arrest;\n(2) Disorderly conduct in the immediate view of the Senate or the House of Representatives, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings;\n(3) Refusing to be examined as a witness either before the Senate or the House of Representatives, or a committee thereof, or before any person authorized to take testimony in legislative proceedings;\n(4) Giving or offering a bribe to a member, or attempting, by menace or other corrupt means or device, directly or indirectly, to control or influence a member in giving his vote, or to prevent his giving the same;\nbut the term of imprisonment which the Senate or House of Representatives may impose for any contempt specified in this section shall not extend beyond the session of the Legislature.","path":["TITLE 2. LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES","CHAPTER 2-4. SESSIONS OF LEGISLATURE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-4-14","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"911636d28d7fe09b32021d5b93b5021f88ade6d4bed7de5201290906867f7866","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-2-4-13","next":"us-sd/sdcl-2-4-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}