South Dakota § 22-30A-4 - Theft by threat.
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§ 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;
(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.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-30A-4 ("Theft by threat.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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