{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-40-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-40-17","heading":"Impersonating a judicial official--Misdemeanor.","body":"Any person who, without authority under the U.S. Constitution, federal law, or the constitution or laws of this state, acts as a supreme court justice, a circuit court judge, a magistrate judge, a lay magistrate, a clerk of court or deputy, a juror, or other official holding authority to determine a controversy or adjudicate the rights or interests of any other person, or signs a document in such capacity, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the judicial office that the person pretended to hold did not exist.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-40. IDENTITY CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-40-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d59dfd14b177a69945bee76578090faf9f89a6f42dec51789695f68324b3fc60","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-40-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-40-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}