31 chapters · 524 sections in this title.
SDCL § 16-15-1 Action or arrest in improper name as misdemeanor
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Every person who maliciously institutes or prosecutes any action or legal proceeding, or makes or procures any arrest, in the name of a person who does not exist, or has not consented that it be instituted or made, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: PenC 1877, § 220; CL …
SDCL § 16-15-15 Acceptance of gift from party to action as misdemeanor--Inheritance excepted
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Every judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, who accepts any gift from any person, knowing him to be a party in interest, or the attorney or counsel of any party in interest to any action or proceeding then pending or about to be brought before him, is guilty of…
SDCL § 16-15-2 Disorderly behavior in presence of court as misdemeanor
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Every person guilty of any contempt of court by disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior, committed during the sitting of any court of justice, in immediate view and presence of the court, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its…
SDCL § 16-15-3 Disorderly behavior in presence of referee as misdemeanor
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Every person guilty of any contempt of court by behavior of like character to that described in § 16-15-2 , committed in the presence of any referee or referees, while actually sitting for the trial of a cause, or upon any inquest or other proceeding authorized by law, is guilty …