<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 23A-42-3 - Limitation period on forgery or theft commences at time of discovery--Proof as to failure of discovery. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049173Normal { 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.s2049173SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049173CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049173Normal-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.s2049173DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049173000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049173SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049173SCL-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="s2049173Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-42-3"><span class="s2049173SENU">23A-42-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049173SENU">. </span><span class="s2049173CL">Limitation period on forgery or theft commences at time of discovery--Proof as to failure of discovery.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049173Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049173DefaultParagraphFont">When the defendant is charged with forgery or theft, an action described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-42-2"><span class="s2049173DefaultParagraphFont">23A-42-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049173DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be commenced at any time within seven years after the discovery of the crime. The failure of discovery, if more than seven years has elapsed at the time of prosecution, shall in all cases be pleaded and proven in the same manner as other elements of the offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049173Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049173000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049173Normal"><span class="s2049173SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049173SCL-000002"> SL 1927, ch 91; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0703; SDCL, § 23-8-4; SL 1978, ch 178, § 502.</span></p></div></body></html>