22-11-10. Compounding a felony or misdemeanor.
Any person who accepts, or offers or agrees to accept, any pecuniary benefit as consideration for:
(1)Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or
(2)Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or any information relating to a crime;
is guilty of compounding. Compounding a felony is a Class 6 felony. Compounding a misdemeanor is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §§13.0304, 13.0305; SDCL, §§22-3-6, 22-3-7; SL 1976, ch 158, §11-5; SL 2005, ch 120, §203.