{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-29.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-31-29.2","heading":"Interference with emergency communication--Violation a misdemeanor.","body":"If a person is attempting to summon aid to an emergency or has communicated a desire to summon aid to an emergency, no person may prohibit or interrupt, or attempt to prohibit or interrupt, another person's use of a communication device by either of the following:\n(1) Using or threatening to use physical force, intimidation, interference, or any other form of violence; or\n(2) Destroying, disabling, or damaging a communication device.\nA violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-31. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-31-29.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a02301a6fd7db71a439841779e07501c1df75002a775b71ca71629b4e0a7fe3d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-29.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}