Any solicitation or request to join a labor organization made by any person to any employee, accompanied by threats of injury to the employee or members of the employee’s family, or damage to property, or loss or impairment of present or future employment of the employee, is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 60-8-6

Source: SL 1947, ch 92, §§ 4, 5; SL 1955, ch 65, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 17.1101 (4), 17.9914; SDCL § 60-8-7; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 2008, ch 276, § 71.