Any person who intentionally communicates a threat by leaving a substance or device, thereby causing either serious public inconvenience, or the evacuation or serious disruption of a building, place of assembly, facility of public or school transport, or a school related event, is guilty of communicating a felonious threat. For the purposes of this section, a substance or device includes any actual or apparently dangerous weapon, destructive device, dangerous chemical, biological agent, poison, or harmful radioactive substance. A violation of this section is a Class 4 felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 4 felonyup to 10 yearsup to $20,000
For details, see § 22-6-1

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 22-14A-24

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2002, ch 105, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 281.