<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SDLRC - Codified Law 22-11-15.6 - Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as misdemeanor--Provisions superseded. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047043Normal { 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.s2047043SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047043CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047043Normal-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.s2047043DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047043000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047043SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047043SCL-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="s2047043Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-15.6"><span class="s2047043SENU">22-11-15.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043SENU">. </span><span class="s2047043CL">Threatening law enforcement officer or family--Violation as misdemeanor--Provisions superseded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047043Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who, knowingly and intentionally, communicates any threat not subject to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-15.5"><span class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont">22-11-15.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont"> to take the life of or to inflict serious bodily harm upon a law enforcement officer of the state or a member of the officer's immediate family, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if any such threat is made which otherwise would constitute a violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-4"><span class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont">22-11-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.1"><span class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont">, the provisions of such sections supersede the provisions of this section, and the penalties provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-4"><span class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont">22-11-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-18-1.1"><span class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont">22-18-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043DefaultParagraphFont"> apply.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047043Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047043Normal"><span class="s2047043SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047043SCL-000002"> SL 2004, ch 149, § 2; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-15.4"><span class="s2047043SCL-000002">22-11-15.4</span></a><span class="s2047043SCL-000002">; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 208, 210.</span></p></div></body></html>