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Section 16-15-7 - Resistance to judicial process as misdemeanor.

16-15-7. Resistance to judicial process as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by resistance intentionally offered to the lawful order or process of any court is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: PenC 1877, § 202, subdiv 5; CL 1887, § 6402, subdiv 5; RPenC 1903, § 205, subdiv 5; RC 1919, § 3793 (5); SDC 1939, § 13.1235 (5); SL 1979, ch 150, § 11.