<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 33-10-240 - Principal defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055731Normal { 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.s2055731SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055731CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055731Normal-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.s2055731DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055731Normal-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.s2055731000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055731SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055731SCL-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="s2055731Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33-10-240"><span class="s2055731SENU">33-10-240</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055731SENU">. </span><span class="s2055731CL">Principal defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055731Normal-000000"><span class="s2055731DefaultParagraphFont">Any person subject to this code who:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055731Normal-000001"><span class="s2055731DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Commits an offense punishable by this code, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055731Normal-000001"><span class="s2055731DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Causes an act to be done which if directly performed by the person would be punishable by this code;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055731Normal"><span class="s2055731DefaultParagraphFont">is a principal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055731Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055731000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055731Normal"><span class="s2055731SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055731SCL-000003"> SL 2012, ch 175, § 221.</span></p></div></body></html>