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§ 22-12A-3 — Unlawful appointments or employments void--Official acts not invalidated by subsequent conviction.

South Dakota § 22-12A-3
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-12AIMPROPRIETIES AND BRIBERY IN PUBLIC OFFICE

This text of South Dakota § 22-12A-3 (Unlawful appointments or employments void--Official acts not invalidated by subsequent conviction.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-12A-3 (2026).

Text

Any appointment or employment to a public office made contrary to § 22-12A-1 or 22-12A-2 is void. However, no official act performed prior to conviction of any offense prohibited by such sections is invalid.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.1110; SDCL, § 3-15-8; SL 1976, ch 158, § 12A-3; SL 2005, ch 120, § 331.

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