<HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-44 - CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS 22-44 CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 22-44 CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 22-44"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: HG4 --><Div align="center"><!-- WP Style End: HG4 --> CHAPTER 22-44 <!-- WP Paired Style Off: HG4 --><!-- WP Style End: HG4 --> </Div> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: HG4C --><Div align="center"><!-- WP Style End: HG4C --> CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS <!-- WP Paired Style Off: HG4C --><!-- WP Style End: HG4C --> </Div> <br> <p> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-44-1">22-44-1</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Obstruction of community antenna television system transmissions as misdemeanor. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-44-2">22-44-2</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Equipment for receiving services without payment--Installation or possession as misdemeanor. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-44-2.1">22-44-2.1</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Manufacture, sale, or distribution of equipment for receiving service without payment as misdemeanor. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <!-- WP Paired Style On: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-44-3">22-44-3</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Seizure of equipment. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: B --><!-- WP Style End: B --> <br> <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=22-44-4">22-44-4</A> <!-- WP Style Open: IN -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: IN --> Multipoint distribution system and multichannel multipoint distribution system defined.<p> </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 22-44 - CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047763Normal { 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.s2047763SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047763CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047763Normal-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.s2047763DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047763000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047763SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047763SCL-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="s2047763Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-44-1"><span class="s2047763SENU">22-44-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047763SENU">. </span><span class="s2047763CL">Obstruction of community antenna television system transmissions as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047763Normal-000000"><span class="s2047763DefaultParagraphFont">No person may intentionally prevent or obstruct the transmission, distribution, or receipt of programming material carried by the equipment of a community antenna television system. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047763Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047763000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047763Normal"><span class="s2047763SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047763SCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 173, § 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 22-44 - CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047764Normal { 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.s2047764SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047764CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047764Normal-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.s2047764DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047764000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047764SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047764SCL-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="s2047764Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-44-2"><span class="s2047764SENU">22-44-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047764SENU">. </span><span class="s2047764CL">Equipment for receiving services without payment--Installation or possession as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047764Normal-000000"><span class="s2047764DefaultParagraphFont">No person may knowingly install, maintain, or possess any equipment, device, or instrument designed, intended, or used solely for the purpose of unlawfully facilitating the interception, decoding, or receipt of the services of any community antenna television system, multipoint distribution system, multichannel multipoint distribution system, or any programming service delivered by satellite with intent to allow any person to obtain such service and avoid the lawful payment of the charges therefor. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047764Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047764000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047764Normal"><span class="s2047764SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047764SCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 173, § 2; SL 1990, ch 169, § 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 22-44 - CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047765Normal { 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.s2047765SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047765CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047765Normal-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.s2047765DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047765000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047765SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047765SCL-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="s2047765Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-44-2.1"><span class="s2047765SENU">22-44-2.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047765SENU">. </span><span class="s2047765CL">Manufacture, sale, or distribution of equipment for receiving service without payment as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047765Normal-000000"><span class="s2047765DefaultParagraphFont">No person may knowingly manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any equipment, device, or instrument designed, intended, or used solely for the purpose of unlawfully facilitating the interception, decoding, or receipt of the services of any community antenna television system, multipoint distribution system, multichannel multipoint distribution system, or any programming service delivered by satellite with intent to allow any person to obtain such service and avoid the lawful payment of the charges therefor. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047765Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047765000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047765Normal"><span class="s2047765SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047765SCL-000002"> SL 1990, ch 169, § 2.</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 22-44 - CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047766Normal { 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.s2047766SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047766CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047766Normal-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.s2047766DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047766000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047766SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047766SCL-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="s2047766Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-44-3"><span class="s2047766SENU">22-44-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047766SENU">. </span><span class="s2047766CL">Seizure of equipment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047766Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047766DefaultParagraphFont">Any equipment, device, or instrument possessed in violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-44-2"><span class="s2047766DefaultParagraphFont">22-44-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047766DefaultParagraphFont"> may be seized as contraband after a conviction of the owner or possessor of the equipment for a violation of this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047766Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047766000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047766Normal"><span class="s2047766SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047766SCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 173, § 3.</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 22-44 - CABLE TELEVISION AND MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047767Normal { 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.s2047767SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047767CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047767Normal-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.s2047767DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047767000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047767SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047767SCL-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="s2047767Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-44-4"><span class="s2047767SENU">22-44-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047767SENU">. </span><span class="s2047767CL">Multipoint distribution system and multichannel multipoint distribution system defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047767Normal-000000"><span class="s2047767DefaultParagraphFont">Multipoint distribution system and multichannel multipoint distribution system mean a subscription television, audio, or other data service, using the 2.5 gigahertz frequency band and the receiving device or decoder which is necessary for reception of the services provided by the system.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047767Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047767000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047767Normal"><span class="s2047767SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047767SCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 173, § 4; SL 1990, ch 169, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>