22-1-6. Performance of required act by another.
No person may be convicted for the failure to perform an act if the act has been performed by another person, acting on the other person's behalf, who is competent by law to perform it.
Source: SDC 1939, §13.0106; SL 1976, ch 158, §1-4; SL 2005, ch 120, §360.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - Definitions And General Provisions
Section 22-1-1 - Common-law rule of strict construction abrogated.
Section 22-1-4 - Felony and misdemeanor distinguished.
Section 22-1-6 - Performance of required act by another.
Section 22-1-7 - Completion of crime involving dispatch of letter.
Section 22-1-8 - Act not deemed criminal unless prohibited by statute.
Section 22-1-9 - Official possession of prohibited objects permitted.