2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - Crimes
Chapter 11 - Obstruction Of The Administration Of Government
§ 22-11-15.6 Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as misdemeanor--Provisions superseded.

22-11-15.6. Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as misdemeanor--Provisions superseded. Any person who, knowingly and intentionally, communicates any threat not subject to § 22-11-15.5 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 1 misdemeanor. 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 2004, ch 149, § 2; SDCL, § 22-11-15.4; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 208, 210.

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