South Dakota § 47-1A-129 - Penalty for signing false document.
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§ 47-1A-129. Penalty for signing false document.
No person may sign a document, paper form or electronically, knowing it is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. An offense under this section is subject to a civil fine in any amount not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 18; SL 2012, ch 222, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-1A-129 ("Penalty for signing false document.") 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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