§ 16-15-1

S.D. Codified Laws § 16-15-1 (2026)

Action or arrest in improper name as misdemeanor.

PenC 1877, § 220; CL 1887, § 6420; RPenC 1903, § 224; RC 1919, § 3810; SDC 1939, § 13.1205; SL 1979, ch 150 , § 5.

Every person who maliciously institutes or prosecutes any action or legal proceeding, or makes or procures any arrest, in the name of a person who does not exist, or has not consented that it be instituted or made, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: PenC 1877, § 220; CL 1887, § 6420; RPenC 1903, § 224; RC 1919, § 3810; SDC 1939, § 13.1205; SL 1979, ch 150 , § 5.