S.D. Codified Laws § 19-5-16

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024

Section 19-5-16 - Fraud or deceit to affect testimony of witness as misdemeanor

Every person who practices any fraud or deceit, or knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token, or writing, to any witness or person about to be called as a witness, upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation authorized by law, with intent to affect the testimony of such witness, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

SDCL 19-5-16

PenC 1877, § 167; CL 1887, § 6367; RPenC 1903, § 173; RC 1919, § 3761; SDC 1939, § 13.1247; SL 1979, ch 150, § 23.