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Can you summarize SDCL 23A-35A-20?
Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications > Overhearing or recording communications, conversations, or jury deliberations by means of eavesdropping device as felony.
Short Summary
This legal document, found in the South Dakota Codified Laws under the section of Criminal Procedure, governs the interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications. It prohibits any person from intentionally overhearing or recording a communication without the consent of either a sender or receiver, or without the consent of a party to the conversation or discussion. Additionally, it prohibits members of a jury from intentionally recording or listening to the deliberations of the jury. Violation of this law is considered a Class 5 felony. The document does not provide any exemptions or exceptions to these provisions.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who intentionally and by means of an eavesdropping device overhears or records a communication without the consent of either a sender or receiver, a person present during a conversation or discussion who intentionally and by means of an eavesdropping device overhears or records the conversation or discussion without the consent of a party to the conversation or discussion, or a member of a jury who intentionally records or listens to the deliberations of the jury.
What does it govern?
Interception Of Wire, Electronic, Or Oral Communications
What are exemptions?
The document does not provide any exemptions.
What are the Penalties?
A person guilty of the offense is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Jurisdiction
South Dakota