{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-30a-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-30A-16","heading":"Ignorance and honest claim of right as affirmative defenses to theft.","body":"It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for theft that the defendant:\n(1) Was unaware that the property taken was that of another; or\n(2) Acted under an honest and reasonable claim of right to the property involved or that the defendant had a right to acquire or dispose of the property as he or she did.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-30A. THEFT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-30A-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"5210094318846ad3a1e28b359f9922743078044294edd99f8c7afbfd07429e91","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-30a-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-30a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}