Compounding a felony or misdemeanor

Any person who accepts, or offers or agrees to accept, any pecuniary benefit as consideration for: (1) Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or (2) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or any information relating to a crime; is guilty of compounding. Compounding a felony is a Class 6 felony. Compounding a misdemeanor is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §§ 13.0304, 13.0305; SDCL, §§ 22-3-6 , 22-3-7; SL 1976, ch 158 , § 11-5 ; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 203.