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S.D. Codified Laws § 49-31-29.2

Interference with emergency communication--Violation a misdemeanor

Source: SL 2002, ch 214, § 2.

If a person is attempting to summon aid to an emergency or has communicated a desire to summon aid to an emergency, no person may prohibit or interrupt, or attempt to prohibit or interrupt, another person's use of a communication device by either of the following:

(1) Using or threatening to use physical force, intimidation, interference, or any other form of violence; or

(2) Destroying, disabling, or damaging a communication device.

A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.