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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - CRIMES
Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 22-1-1 - Common-law rule of strict construction abrogated

S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-1

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Section 22-1-1 - Common-law rule of strict construction abrogated

The rule of the common law that penal statutes are to be strictly construed has no application to this title. All its criminal and penal provisions and all penal statutes shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms, with a view to effect their objects and promote justice.

SDCL 22-1-1

SDC 1939, § 13.0101; SL 1977, ch 189, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, §356.