22-11-31. Harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens prohibited--Misdemeanor--Subsequent violation felony.
Any person who harasses any other person by sending or delivering, or causing to be sent or delivered, any letter, paper, document, notice of intent to bring suit, or other notice or demand that simulates any form of court or legal process and that threatens the other person, directly or indirectly, with incarceration, monetary fines, or penalties, or with the imposition of a counterfeit lien on the real or personal property of the other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. Lack of belief in the jurisdiction or authority of the state or of the United States is no defense to a prosecution under this section.
Source: SL 1997, ch 45, §10; SL 2005, ch 120, §228.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 11 - Obstruction Of The Administration Of Government
Section 22-11-1 - Resisting execution or service of process.
Section 22-11-2 - Obstructing officer in charge of personal property.
Section 22-11-3 - Obstructing certain public officers or employees--Misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-4 - Resisting arrest--Misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-9 - False reporting to authorities--Misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-9.1 - False fire alarm causing serious bodily injury or death--Felony.
Section 22-11-10 - Compounding a felony or misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-11 - Acceptance of restitution as defense.
Section 22-11-12 - Misprision of felony--Misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-14 - Judicial officer defined.
Section 22-11-15 - Threatening or intimidating judicial or ministerial officers or others.
Section 22-11-15.2 - Threatening constitutional officer or family--Felony.
Section 22-11-15.3 - Threatening juror or juror's family--Violation as felony.
Section 22-11-19 - Tampering with a witness--Felony.
Section 22-11-23 - Falsification of public records--Misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-24 - Destruction or impairment of public record--Felony.
Section 22-11-25 - Unlawful retention of public record--Misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-28 - Counterfeit lien as a misdemeanor--Second offense a felony.
Section 22-11-29 - Offers defined--Counterfeit lien defined.
Section 22-11-32 - Harass defined--Course of conduct defined.
Section 22-11-37 - Failure to notify law enforcement that child is missing--Misdemeanor.
Section 22-11-38 - Failure to notify law enforcement of death of child--Felony.