South Dakota Codified Laws 22-30A-4. Theft by threat
A person is guilty of theft if the person obtains property of another by threatening to:
(1) Inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any criminal offense;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 22-30A-4
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) Accuse anyone of a criminal offense;
(3) Expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to impair any person’s credit or business repute;
(4) Take or withhold action as an official, or cause an official to take or withhold action;
(5) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott, or other collective unofficial action, if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group in whose interest the actor purports to act;
(6) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another’s legal claim or defense; or
(7) Inflict any other harm which would not benefit the person making the threat.
Source: SDC 1939, §§ 13.3901, 13.3902, 13.3907; SDCL, §§ 22-31-1, 22-31-2, 22-31-5; SL 1976, ch 158, § 30A-10; SL 2005, ch 120, § 53.