No bail bondsperson or runner may pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value to the principal or an agent of the principal. Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1966, ch 111 , ch 31, §§ 15 (4), 27; SDCL, § 58-22-48 ; SL 1978, ch 359 , § 2; SL 1998, ch 296 , § 20.