South DakotaLaw makes fear-inducing electronic disclosure of officers’ details a felony
A person who electronically publishes an officer’s home address, birth date, or Social Security number without consent to cause serious fear commits a Class 6 felony.
What it does
Publishing an officer’s home address, birth date, or Social Security number electronically without consent is a Class 6 felony when done to make the officer or an immediate family member reasonably fear death or serious injury.
Argument forOfficers and their families may feel safer when people who publish their personal details to cause fear face a felony.
Argument againstA person could face a felony even if nobody is harmed, if the person publishes the listed details without consent intending to cause serious fear.
More detail
The law prohibits this electronic publication when both stated conditions are met. The rule covers a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and that officer’s home address, date of birth, or Social Security number. The publisher must act without the officer’s consent and intend to place the officer or an immediate family member in reasonable fear of death or great bodily injury. A violation is a Class 6 felony.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 30Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579Became Law
- Mar 11Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 H.J. 556To Governor
- Mar 10Signed by the President S.J. 512Passed Senate
- Mar 9Signed by the Speaker H.J. 542Passed House
- Mar 5Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 481
- Mar 3Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 32
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 32Minor
- Mar 3Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- Feb 25First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 398Minor
- Feb 24House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 2 H.J. 431
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 423
- Feb 23Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 27
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0 H.J. 27
- Feb 23Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 27 Amendment 1298AMajor
- Feb 23Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 18Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 5Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 237Minor
- Feb 4First Reading House H.J. 220Introduced
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