<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-27-48 - False allegation of misconduct as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2041224Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041224SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041224CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041224Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041224DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041224000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041224SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041224SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2041224Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-27-48"><span class="s2041224SENU">12-27-48</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041224SENU">. </span><span class="s2041224CL">False allegation of misconduct as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041224Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041224DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who knowingly makes a false allegation pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-27-47"><span class="s2041224DefaultParagraphFont">12-27-47</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041224DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-72"><span class="s2041224DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-72</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041224DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-73"><span class="s2041224DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-73</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041224DefaultParagraphFont"> is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041224Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041224000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041224Normal"><span class="s2041224SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041224SCL-000002"> SL 2017, ch 73, § 7; SL 2018, ch 84, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html>