There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 22 CRIMES
Chapter 12. Abuse Of Judicial Process
§22-12-5 Uttering simulated process--Misdemeanor.
SD Codified L § 22-12-5 (through 2011) What's This?
22-12-5. Uttering simulated process--Misdemeanor. Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining anything of value, circulates or offers for sale, prints for the purpose of sale or distribution, sends or delivers, or causes to be sent or delivered, any letter, paper, document, notice of intent to bring suit, or other notice or demand which simulates any form of court or legal process or any official demand, notice or other paper of a federal, state, or municipal agency, the intention of which document is to lead the recipient or addressee to believe that it is a genuine court or legal process or official demand, notice, or other paper of a federal, state, or municipal agency, is guilty of uttering simulated process. Uttering simulated process is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1964, ch 34, § 1; SL 1967, ch 29; SL 1976, ch 158, § 12-2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 234.
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