South Dakota § 22-30A-15 - Theft as single offense incorporating previous separate offenses--Terms used in alleging theft.
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§ 22-30A-15. Theft as single offense incorporating previous separate offenses--Terms used in alleging theft.
Conduct constituting theft pursuant to this chapter constitutes a single offense including any separate offenses committed or charged before the effective date of this chapter and known as larceny, embezzlement, extortion, fraudulent conversion, false pretense, and receiving stolen property. An accusation of theft may be supported by evidence that the theft was committed in any manner that would be theft under this chapter, notwithstanding the specification of a different manner in the indictment or information, subject only to the power of a court to ensure a fair trial by granting a continuance or other appropriate relief if the conduct of the defense would be prejudiced by lack of fair notice or by surprise.
Source: SL 1976, ch 158, § 30A-2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 65.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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