Sale of replica or facsimile--Authorization--Violation as misdemeanor

A person may not sell or offer for sale a replica or facsimile of the official seal of the State of South Dakota, adopted and described in §§ 1-6-1 and 1-6-2 , without the specific authorization from the secretary of state. However, a facsimile of the state seal may be sold as an emblem for emblem specialty license plates under chapter 32-5 . A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1986, ch 8 , § 3; SL 1987, ch 3 , § 2; SL 1988, ch 5 , § 2; SL 2011, ch 3 , § 2; SL 2020, ch 131 , § 5.