<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 22-40-8 - Identity theft--Felony. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047691Normal { 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.s2047691SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047691CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047691Normal-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.s2047691DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047691Normal-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.s2047691000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047691SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047691SCL-000003 { 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="s2047691Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-40-8"><span class="s2047691SENU">22-40-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047691SENU">. </span><span class="s2047691CL">Identity theft--Felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047691Normal-000000"><span class="s2047691DefaultParagraphFont">If any person, without the authorization or permission of another person and with the intent to deceive or defraud:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047691Normal-000001"><span class="s2047691DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Obtains, possesses, transfers, uses, attempts to obtain, or records identifying information not lawfully issued for that person's use; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047691Normal-000001"><span class="s2047691DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Accesses or attempts to access the financial resources of that person through the use of identifying information;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047691Normal"><span class="s2047691DefaultParagraphFont">such person commits the crime of identity theft. Identity theft committed pursuant to this section is a Class 6 felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047691Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047691000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047691Normal"><span class="s2047691SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047691SCL-000003"> SL 2000, ch 107, § 1; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-30A-3.1"><span class="s2047691SCL-000003">22-30A-3.1</span></a><span class="s2047691SCL-000003">; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 80, 83.</span></p></div></body></html>