South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 40 - Identity Crimes
Section 22-40-17 - Impersonating a judicial official--Misdemeanor .

22-40-17. Impersonating a judicial official--Misdemeanor.
Any person who, without authority under the U.S. Constitution, federal law, or the constitution or laws of this state, acts as a supreme court justice, a circuit court judge, a magistrate judge, a lay magistrate, a clerk of court or deputy, a juror, or other official holding authority to determine a controversy or adjudicate the rights or interests of any other person, or signs a document in such capacity, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the judicial office that the person pretended to hold did not exist.

Source: SL 1997, ch 45, §13; SDCL, §22-11-34; SL 2005, ch 120, §§230, 231.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 22 - Crimes

Chapter 40 - Identity Crimes

Section 22-40-1 - Impersonation with intent to deceive law enforcement officer--Misdemeanor.

Section 22-40-8 - Identity theft--Felony.

Section 22-40-9 - Identifying information defined.

Section 22-40-10 - Physical presence in county not necessary to commission of identity theft.

Section 22-40-11 - Reencoder and scanning device defined.

Section 22-40-12 - Unauthorized use of scanning device on payment card--Felony.

Section 22-40-13 - Unauthorized use of reencoder on payment card--Felony.

Section 22-40-14 - Ownership or possession of scanning device or reencoder with intent to obtain or alter payment card information without permission--Felony.

Section 22-40-15 - Making or possessing forgery or counterfeiting devices--Felony.

Section 22-40-16 - Impersonation of officer, employee, firefighter, or person causing injury or fraud--Misdemeanor.

Section 22-40-17 - Impersonating a judicial official--Misdemeanor .

Section 22-40-18 - Misuse of tribal identification card.

Section 22-40-19 - Definition of terms in §§ 22-40-19 to 22-40-26.

Section 22-40-20 - Notice of breach of system security--Exception.

Section 22-40-21 - Delay of notice that would impede criminal investigation.

Section 22-40-22 - Types of notice of breach of system security.

Section 22-40-23 - Notice of breach of system security in accordance with information holder's policies.

Section 22-40-24 - Notice to consumer reporting agencies.

Section 22-40-25 - Prosecution for violations.

Section 22-40-26 - Notice of breach of system security in accordance with federal law.