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2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - Crimes
Chapter 11 - Obstruction Of The Administration Of Government
§ 22-11-10 Compounding a felony or misdemeanor.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 22-11-10 (2019)
22-11-10. Compounding a felony or misdemeanor. Any person who accepts, or offers or agrees to accept, any pecuniary benefit as consideration for:
(1) Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or
(2) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or any information relating to a crime;
is guilty of compounding. Compounding a felony is a Class 6 felony. Compounding a misdemeanor is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §§ 13.0304, 13.0305; SDCL, §§ 22-3-6, 22-3-7; SL 1976, ch 158, § 11-5; SL 2005, ch 120, § 203.
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