2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements
§ 12-27-46 Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists_Violation as misdemeanor.
12-27-46. Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists--Violation as misdemeanor. For the purposes of this section, the term "gift" means any compensation, reward, employment, gift, honorarium, beverage, meal, food, or other thing of value made or given directly or indirectly to any person.
No lobbyist or employer of a lobbyist may make gifts to one person who is an elected state officer, legislative official or staffperson, or executive department official or staffperson aggregating more than one hundred dollars in a calendar year, nor may a lobbyist or employer of a lobbyist act as an agent or intermediary in the making of any such gift, or to arrange for the making of any such gift by any other person.
The value of gifts given to an immediate family member of any elected state officer, legislative official, or executive branch official shall be attributed to the officer or official for the purpose of determining whether the limit has been exceeded, unless an independent business, family, or social relationship exists between the donor and the family member, subject to approval by the commission in a manner to be promulgated by rule by the commission pursuant to its rulemaking authority under § 12-28-12.
No person may knowingly receive any gift which is made unlawful by this section. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: Initiated Measure 22, § 31, eff. Nov. 16, 2016.
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