No person may be convicted for the failure to perform an act if the act has been performed by another person, acting on the other person’s behalf, who is competent by law to perform it.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 22-1-6

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0106; SL 1976, ch 158, § 1-4; SL 2005, ch 120, § 360.