No person may be convicted for the failure to perform an act if the act has been performed by another person, acting on the other person's behalf, who is competent by law to perform it.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-6
Performance of required act by another
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0106; SL 1976, ch 158, § 1-4; SL 2005, ch 120, § 360.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.