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(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully fail or refuse to stop or flee when being signaled visually or audibly to do so.
(2) The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren.
(3) The officer giving the signal to stop shall be in uniform and shall prominently display his or her badge of office.
(B) It shall be unlawful to escape from lawful confinement or to assist another in doing so.
(Prior Code, § 130.19) Penalty, see § 130.99
It shall be unlawful to:
(A) Knowingly cause a false fire or other emergency alarm to be transmitted to or within any fire department, ambulance service, or other government agency which deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property;
(B) Make a report or intentionally causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities of a crime or other incident within their official concern, when he or she knows that it did not occur; or
(C) Make a report or intentionally causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities which furnishes information relating to an offense or other incident within their official concern when he or she knows that such information is false.
(Prior Code, § 130.20) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Falsely reporting a threat, see SDCL § 22-11-9.2
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally impersonate any public officer or employee, civil or military, or any firefighter or any person having special authority by law to perform any act affecting the rights or interests of another, or assumes, without authority, any uniform or badge by which such officer, employee, firefighter, or person is usually distinguished, and in such assumed character does any act where another person is injured or defrauded.
(Prior Code, § 130.21) Penalty, see § 130.99
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