<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-19B - HATE CRIMES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efNormal { text-align: center; 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.sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efHG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efHG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efNormal-000000 { 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.sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28ef000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efB { margin-left: 1.38in; text-indent: -1.38in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-19B - HATE CRIMES"><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-19B - HATE CRIMES"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-19B"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efHG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">22-19B</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efNormal"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efHG4C">HATE CRIMES</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28ef000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">22-19B-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">    Malicious intimidation or harassment--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">22-19B-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">    Deface defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">22-19B-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">22-19B-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">. Transferred to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=20-9-32" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">20-9-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont"> by SL 2005, ch 120, § 185, eff. July 1, 2006.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">22-19B-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">    Preventing practice of religion--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">22-19B-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfe50dc003a744871827d70573dcd28efDefaultParagraphFont">    Compelling practice of religion--Misdemeanor.</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 22-19B - HATE CRIMES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047285Normal-000001"><span class="s2047285DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Deface any real or personal property of another person; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047285Normal-000001"><span class="s2047285DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Damage or destroy any real or personal property of another person; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047285Normal-000001"><span class="s2047285DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Threaten, by word or act, to do the acts prohibited if there is reasonable cause to believe that any of the acts prohibited in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this section will occur.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047285Normal-000002"><span class="s2047285DefaultParagraphFont">A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047285Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047285000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047285Normal"><span class="s2047285SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047285SCL-000004"> SL 1993, ch 177, § 1; SL 2005, ch 120, § 181.</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 22-19B - HATE CRIMES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047286Normal { 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.s2047286SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047286CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047286Normal-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; 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padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-19B-4 - Preventing practice of religion--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-19B-4 - Preventing practice of religion--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-19B-4"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-19B-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9SENU">22-19B-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9SENU">. </span><span class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9CL">Preventing practice of religion--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9Statute"><span class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who, by threat or violence, intentionally prevents another person from performing any lawful act enjoined upon or recommended by the religion the other person professes, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0be2e31edad748598f7566e9309857f9SCL">SDC 1939, § 13.1702; SL 1976, ch 158, § 27-1; SDCL, § 22-27-1; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 286, 288; SL 2026, ch 103, § 1.</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 22-19B - HATE CRIMES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047289Normal { 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.s2047289SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047289CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047289Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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SL 1976, ch 158, § 27-2; SDCL, § 22-27-2; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 287, 288.</span></p></div></body></html>