19-5-16. Fraud or deceit to affect testimony of witness as misdemeanor.
Every person who practices any fraud or deceit, or knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token, or writing, to any witness or person about to be called as a witness, upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation authorized by law, with intent to affect the testimony of such witness, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: PenC 1877, §167; CL 1887, §6367; RPenC 1903, §173; RC 1919, §3761; SDC 1939, §13.1247; SL 1979, ch 150, §23.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Subpoena And Attendance Of Witnesses
Section 19-5-1 - Fees and mileage payments of witnesses.
Section 19-5-4 - Requiring attendance of witness for deposition to be used in another jurisdiction.
Section 19-5-5 - Prisoner produced for oral examination in county.
Section 19-5-7 - Disobedience of subpoena or refusal to testify as contempt.
Section 19-5-8 - Attachment issued on disobedience of subpoena by witness.
Section 19-5-10 - Amount of undertaking for appearance by witness endorsed on attachment.
Section 19-5-11 - Show cause order when witness not personally served.
Section 19-5-12 - Punishment for contempt by witness.
Section 19-5-13 - Application for discharge of imprisoned witness.
Section 19-5-14 - Civil liability of witness for failure to attend or give testimony.
Section 19-5-16 - Fraud or deceit to affect testimony of witness as misdemeanor.