# S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-7: Completion of crime involving dispatch of letter

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-7

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-7
- **Heading:** Completion of crime involving dispatch of letter
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 22 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-1-7

## Text

In the various cases in which the sending of a letter is made criminal by the statutes of this state, the offense is deemed complete from the time when such letter is deposited in any post office or any other place or delivered to any person with intent that it be forwarded.

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0107; SL 1976, ch 158, § 1-8 ; SL 2005, ch 120, § 361.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-1 Common-law rule of strict construction abrogated](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-4 Felony and misdemeanor distinguished](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-6 Performance of required act by another](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-7 Completion of crime involving dispatch of letter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-8 Act not deemed criminal unless prohibited by statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 22-1-9 Official possession of prohibited objects permitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T22_C1_S22-1-9.md)

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