Any person who violates § 22-19A-1 when there is a temporary restraining order, or an injunction, or a protection order, or a no contact order issued pursuant to § 25-10-23 or 25-10-25 in effect prohibiting the behavior described in § 22-19A-1 against the same party, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-19A-2
Violation of restraining order, injunction, protection order, or no contact order as felony
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Asmussen (2006)
Most recently applied in State v. Peneaux (March 2023)
Source: SL 1992, ch 162, § 2; SL 1993, ch 176, § 2; SL 1994, ch 164; SL 2013, ch 120, § 2.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.