§ 16-15-4

S.D. Codified Laws § 16-15-4 (2026)

Disturbance of court proceedings as misdemeanor.

PenC 1877, § 202, subdiv 3; CL 1887, § 6402, subdiv 3; RPenC 1903, § 205, subdiv 3; RC 1919, § 3793 (3); SDC 1939, § 13.1235 (3); SL 1979, ch 150 , § 8.

Every person guilty of any contempt of court by any breach of the peace, noise, or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt the proceedings of any court, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: PenC 1877, § 202, subdiv 3; CL 1887, § 6402, subdiv 3; RPenC 1903, § 205, subdiv 3; RC 1919, § 3793 (3); SDC 1939, § 13.1235 (3); SL 1979, ch 150 , § 8.