FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to  prohibit interference with the use of communication devices to summon aid to an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  Terms used in this Act mean:

             (1)    "Communication device," any device, including a telephone, cellular telephone, computer, or radio which may be used in an attempt to summon law enforcement, fire department, medical, or other emergency personnel;

             (2)    "Emergency," any situation in which human health or safety is in imminent danger.
     Section  2.  If a person is attempting to summon aid to an emergency or has communicated a desire to summon aid to an emergency, no person may prohibit or interrupt, or attempt to prohibit or interrupt, another person's use of a communication device by either of the following:

             (1)    Using or threatening to use physical force, intimidation, interference, or any other form of violence; or

             (2)    Destroying, disabling, or damaging a communication device.

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     A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.