<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 40-1-39 - Rebuttable presumption of maliciousness. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2063223Normal { 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.s2063223SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063223CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2063223Normal-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.s2063223DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063223000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063223SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063223SCL-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="s2063223Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-39"><span class="s2063223SENU">40-1-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063223SENU">. </span><span class="s2063223CL">Rebuttable presumption of maliciousness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063223Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont">In a prosecution for a violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-38"><span class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont">40-1-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont">, evidence that the defendant initiated or continued conduct as described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-38"><span class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont">40-1-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont"> after being requested to discontinue that conduct or similar conduct by a person with a disability being served or assisted by the service animal gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that the conduct was initiated or continued maliciously. A conviction and imposition of a sentence under §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-38"><span class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont">40-1-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-40"><span class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont">40-1-40</span></a><span class="s2063223DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, does not prevent a conviction and imposition of a sentence under any other applicable provision of law.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063223Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063223000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063223Normal"><span class="s2063223SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063223SCL-000002"> SL 1995, ch 234, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>