<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 22-11-9 - False reporting to authorities--Misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047029Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2047029SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047029CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047029Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2047029DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047029Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2047029000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047029SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047029SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-9"><span class="s2047029SENU">22-11-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047029SENU">. </span><span class="s2047029CL">False reporting to authorities--Misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal-000000"><span class="s2047029DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047029DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-9.2"><span class="s2047029DefaultParagraphFont">22-11-9.2</span></a><span class="s2047029DefaultParagraphFont">, knowingly causes a false fire or other emergency alarm to be transmitted to, or within, any fire department, ambulance service, or other government agency which deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal-000001"><span class="s2047029DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Makes a report or intentionally causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities of a crime or other incident within their official concern, knowing that it did not occur; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal-000001"><span class="s2047029DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Makes a report or intentionally causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities which furnishes information relating to an offense or other incident within their official concern, knowing that such information is false;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal"><span class="s2047029DefaultParagraphFont">is guilty of false reporting to authorities. False reporting to authorities is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047029000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047029Normal"><span class="s2047029SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047029SCL-000003"> SL 1975, ch 171, §§ 1, 2; SDCL Supp, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-13-16"><span class="s2047029SCL-000003">22-13-16</span></a><span class="s2047029SCL-000003">; SL 1976, ch 158, § 11-23; SL 2005, ch 120, § 201.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 22-11-9 - False reporting to authorities--Misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047030Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; 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margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047030SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047030Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-9.1"><span class="s2047030SENU">22-11-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047030SENU">. </span><span class="s2047030CL">False fire alarm causing serious bodily injury or death--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047030Normal-000000"><span class="s2047030DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who intentionally gives any false alarm of fire, by any means, is guilty of a Class 5 felony, if, as a result, any other person dies or sustains serious bodily injury.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047030Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047030000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047030Normal"><span class="s2047030SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047030SCL-000002"> SL 1973, ch 150, § 2; SDCL Supp, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-35A-2"><span class="s2047030SCL-000002">34-35A-2</span></a><span class="s2047030SCL-000002">; SL 1977, ch 190, § 96; SL 2005, ch 120, § 202.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 22-11-9 - False reporting to authorities--Misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047031Normal { 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.s2047031SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047031CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047031Normal-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.s2047031DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047031000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047031SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047031SCL-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="s2047031Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-9.2"><span class="s2047031SENU">22-11-9.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047031SENU">. </span><span class="s2047031CL">Falsely reporting a threat--Felony--Restitution--Minor to perform public service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047031Normal-000000"><span class="s2047031DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who makes a false report, with intent to deceive, mislead, or otherwise misinform any person, concerning the placing or planting of any bomb, dynamite, explosive, destructive device, dangerous chemical, biological agent, poison or harmful radioactive substance, is guilty of falsely reporting a threat. Falsely reporting a threat is a Class 6 felony. Any person found guilty of falsely reporting a threat shall pay restitution for any expense incurred as a result of the crime. If the person making the false report prohibited by this section is a minor, the court, in addition to such other disposition as the court may impose, shall require the minor to perform at least fifty hours of public service unless tried as an adult.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047031Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047031000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047031Normal"><span class="s2047031SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047031SCL-000002"> SL 1970, ch 142; SL 1972, ch 140, § 18; SDCL Supp, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-34-26"><span class="s2047031SCL-000002">22-34-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047031SCL-000002">; SL 1976, ch 158, § 14A-9; SL 1989, ch 193; SL 1997, ch 128, § 1; SL 2002, ch 105, § 4; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14A-22"><span class="s2047031SCL-000002">22-14A-22</span></a><span class="s2047031SCL-000002">; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 278, 279.</span></p></div></body></html>