2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 37 - TRADE REGULATION
Chapter 33 - Pyramid Promotional Schemes
§ 37-33-7 Pyramid promotional schemes prohibited--Operation of scheme a felony--Participation in scheme a misdemeanor.
37-33-7. Pyramid promotional schemes prohibited--Operation of scheme a felony--Participation in scheme a misdemeanor. No person may establish, promote, operate, or participate in any pyramid promotional scheme. A limitation as to the number of persons who may participate or the presence of additional conditions affecting eligibility for the opportunity to receive compensation under the plan does not change the identity of the plan as a pyramid promotional scheme. It is not a defense under this section that a person, on giving consideration, obtains goods, services, or intangible property in addition to the right to receive compensation.
Any person who establishes or operates a pyramid promotional scheme is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any person who knowingly participates in a pyramid promotional scheme is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 2003, ch 213, § 7.
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