South Dakota § 49-31-37 - Obtaining telecommunications service without payment as theft.
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§ 49-31-37. Obtaining telecommunications service without payment as theft.
Any person who obtains telecommunications service by the use of a false, revoked, counterfeit or nonexistent credit card, or who obtains telecommunications service by charging the price for such service to a false or nonexistent telephone number or to an existing telephone number without the authority of the holder thereof, or who, through the use of any scheme or device, obtains the transmission of a communication without payment of the lawful charges is guilty of theft.
Source: SDC 1939, § 131.1832 as enacted by SL 1959, ch 38; SL 1969, ch 31; SL 1973, ch 285; SL 1983, ch 15, § 124; SL 1987, ch 345, § 72.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-31-37 ("Obtaining telecommunications service without payment as theft.") 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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