{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-11-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-11-4","heading":"Resisting arrest--Misdemeanor.","body":"Any person who intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a law enforcement officer, acting under color of authority, from effecting an arrest of the actor or another, by:\n(1) Using or threatening to use physical force or violence against the law enforcement officer or any other person; or\n(2) Using any other means which creates a substantial risk of causing physical injury to the law enforcement officer or any other person;\nis guilty of resisting arrest. Resisting arrest is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-11. OBSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-11-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"3718e46908e7d98b051af98a6556f743416eb1b62ee98a2986771472cca8b97c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-11-3.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-11-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}