2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - Crimes
Chapter 11 - Obstruction Of The Administration Of Government
§ 22-11-15.5 Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as felony--Provisions superseded.
22-11-15.5. Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as felony--Provisions superseded. Any person who, knowingly and intentionally, deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any messenger, any letter, paper, writing, print, or document containing any threat to take the life of or to inflict serious bodily harm upon a law enforcement officer of the state or a member of the officer's immediate family is guilty of a Class 5 felony. However, if any such threat is made which otherwise would constitute a violation of § 22-11-4 or 22-18-1.1, the provisions of such sections supersede the provisions of this section, and the penalties provided in § 22-11-4 or 22-18-1.1 apply.
Source: SL 1985, ch 174; SL 2004, ch 149, § 1; SDCL, § 22-11-15.1; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 207, 208.
