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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 43 - Property » Chapter 16 - Land Boundaries Monuments And Subsurface Rights » Section 43-16-7 – Defacing or altering boundary marker as misdemeanor.

43-16-7. Defacing or altering boundary marker as misdemeanor.

Any person who maliciously defaces or alters the marks upon any tree, post, or other monument, made for the purpose of designating any point, course, or line in the boundary of any lot or tract of land, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: PenC 1877, §709, subdiv 2; CL 1887, §6900, subdiv 2; RPenC 1903, §730, subdiv 2; RC 1919, §4337 (2); SDC 1939, §13.4502 (2); SL 1983, ch 15, §5.