South Dakota § 12-20-15 State messenger to secure delinquent returns--Expenses deducted from county auditor's salary.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-20-15 — State messenger to secure delinquent returns--Expenses deducted from county auditor's salary.

South Dakota § 12-20-15

Title 12ELECTIONS

Ch. 12-19ARETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 12-20-15 (2026).

Text

If any county auditor fails to perform the duties required of him by § 12-20-38.1 , the secretary of state shall send a messenger to the county auditor to secure such returns. All expenses for such service shall be paid by the county of which such auditor is an officer upon the filing of a certificate from the secretary of state as to the amount of such expenses, and the amount so paid shall be deducted from the next monthly salary of the county auditor of such county.

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If any county auditor fails to perform the duties required of him by § 12-20-38.1 , the secretary of state shall send a messenger to the county auditor to secure such returns. All expenses for such service shall be paid by the county of which such auditor is an officer upon the filing of a certificate from the secretary of state as to the amount of such expenses, and the amount so paid shall be deducted from the next monthly salary of the county auditor of such county.

Legislative History

SL 1890, ch 84, § 4; SL 1891, ch 60, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1946; RC 1919, §§ 7293, 7307; SDC 1939, §§ 16.1714, 16.1724; SDCL, § 12-20-44; SL 1974, ch 118, § 156; SL 1993, ch 118, § 24.