South Dakota Codified Laws 37-30-17. Misdemeanors involving knowing misrepresentations and false, misleading or unauthorized solicitation practices–Use of unregistered paid solicitor as misdemeanor
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for:
(1) Any person to knowingly misrepresent the purpose or beneficiary of a solicitation;
Attorney's Note
Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 misdemeanor | up to 1 year | up to $2,00 |
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-30-17
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) Any person to knowingly misrepresent the purpose or nature of a charitable organization;
(3) Any person to use or exploit the fact of registration so as to lead the public to believe that such registration constitutes an endorsement or approval by the state;
(4) Any person to knowingly misrepresent that any other person sponsors or endorses a solicitation;
(5) Any person to use the name of a charitable organization, or to display any emblem, device or printed matter belonging to or associated with a charitable organization without the express written permission of the charitable organization;
(6) Any charitable organization to use the name which is the same as or confusingly similar to the name of another charitable organization unless the latter organization shall consent in writing to its use;
(7) Any person to knowingly make any false or misleading statement on any document required by this chapter; or
(8) Any charitable organization to use the services of an unregistered paid solicitor.
Source: SL 1990, ch 314, § 17.