Any payor who intentionally:

(1) Fails to withhold or pay over income to the department pursuant to a valid order for withholding;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-7A-46

  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts

(2) Discharges, refuses to employ, disciplines, or penalizes an obligor because of the order for withholding; or

(3) Otherwise fails to comply with any of the duties imposed by this chapter;

commits a petty offense.

Source: SL 1986, ch 218, § 46; SL 1992, ch 158, § 95; SL 1997, ch 155, § 17.