Compelling practice of religion--Misdemeanor

SDCL § 22-19B-5 — under HATE CRIMES.

SDCL § 22-19B-5

Any person who intentionally attempts, by threats or violence, to compel another person to adopt, practice, or profess any particular form of religious belief is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, § 13.1703; SL 1976, ch 158 , § 27-2; SDCL, § 22-27-2; SL 2005, ch 120 , §§ 287, 288.