{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-12a-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-12A-16","heading":"Falsification of evidence.","body":"Any person who prepares any false book, paper, record, instrument in writing, or other matter or thing with intent to produce it or allow it to be produced as genuine in any trial, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation authorized by law, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-12A. IMPROPRIETIES AND BRIBERY IN PUBLIC OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-12A-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"8048766423d0f97ff64eb1ce6c820d08b674a4b2355da4b10361bea35487069f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-12a-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-12a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}