<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 22-12A-5 - Solicitation of bribes by legislators--Felony. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047097Normal { 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.s2047097SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047097CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047097Normal-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.s2047097DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047097000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047097SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047097SCL-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="s2047097Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-12A-5"><span class="s2047097SENU">22-12A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047097SENU">. </span><span class="s2047097CL">Solicitation of bribes by legislators--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047097Normal-000000"><span class="s2047097DefaultParagraphFont">Any member of the Legislature who asks, receives, or agrees to receive any bribe upon any understanding that the member's official vote, opinion, judgment, or action be influenced thereby, or who is given any bribe in any manner upon any particular side of any question or matter upon which the member may be required to act in an official capacity, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047097Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047097000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047097Normal"><span class="s2047097SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047097SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 13.1009; SDCL, § 2-4-12; SL 1976, ch 158, § 12A-5; SL 2005, ch 120, § 333.</span></p></div></body></html>