Act not deemed criminal unless prohibited by statute
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SD Code › Title 22 › Chapter 1 › Section 22-1-8
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No act or omission may be deemed criminal or punishable except as prescribed or authorized by this title or by some other statute of this state.
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0103; SL 2005, ch 120, § 362.
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