South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-12A-8 — Solicitation of unauthorized fee for doing official act--Misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 22-12A-8
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-12AIMPROPRIETIES AND BRIBERY IN PUBLIC OFFICE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-12A-8 (2026).

Text

Any public officer or employee who asks or receives any fee or consideration for any official service which has not been rendered, except charges for prospective costs or fees demandable in advance, if allowed by law, or who asks or receives any emolument, gratuity, reward, or other consideration excepting as authorized by law, for doing any official act, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.1111; SDCL, § 3-15-9; SL 1976, ch 158, § 12A-8; SL 2005, ch 120, § 336.

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