South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-11-25 — Unlawful retention of public record--Misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 22-11-25
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-11-25 (2026).
Text
Any person who, lacking the authority to retain a public record in his or her possession, knowingly refuses to deliver it up upon proper request of any person lawfully entitled to receive such record, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, if the knowing refusal to deliver is committed by a public officer or employee having custody of the record, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SL 1976, ch 158, § 11-20; SL 2005, ch 120, § 221.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 22-11-25, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-11-25.