CHAPTER 129

(HB 1095)

Fictitious name or false date of birth made part of false impersonation.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  clarify the elements of the crime of impersonating another.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 22-40-1 be amended to read as follows:

     22-40-1.   No person may impersonate any other person, which includes offering a fictitious name or false date of birth, with intent to deceive a law enforcement officer. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

     Signed February 7, 2006

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