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Section 22-1-8 - Act not deemed criminal unless prohibited by statute.

22-1-8. Act not deemed criminal unless prohibited by statute. No act or omission may be deemed criminal or punishable except as prescribed or authorized by this title or by some other statute of this state.

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0103; SL 2005, ch 120, § 362.