South Dakota Statutes

§ 3-14-3 — Refusal to surrender official seal, books, or papers as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 3-14-3
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 3PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Ch. 3-14EXPIRATION OF TERM OF OFFICE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 3-14-3 (2026).

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Every person who, having been an executive officer of this state, wrongfully refuses to surrender the official seal or any of the books and papers appertaining to his office, to his successor, who has been duly elected or appointed, and has duly qualified, and has demanded the surrender of the books and papers of such office, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

PenC 1877, § 112; CL 1887, § 6312; RPenC 1903, § 117; RC 1919, § 3700; SDC 1939, § 13.1104; SL 1980, ch 24, § 42.

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