South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-11-25 — Unlawful retention of public record--Misdemeanor.

South Dakota·Title 22 CRIMES·Ch. 22-10A OBSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT
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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