South Dakota Statutes
§ 3-16-1 — Willful failure to perform official duty as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 3-16-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 3PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Ch. 3-16MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE AND NONFEASANCE IN OFFICE
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 3-16-1 (2026).
Text
Where any duty is or shall be enjoined by law upon any public officer, or upon any person holding any public trust or employment, every intentional omission to perform such duty, where no special provision shall have been made for the punishment of such delinquency, is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Related
Seymour v. Western Dakota Vocational Technical Institute
419 N.W.2d 206 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1988)
Legislative History
PenC 1877, § 216; CL 1887, § 6416; RPenC 1903, § 220; RC 1919, § 3806; SDC 1939, § 13.1301; SL 1980, ch 24, § 44.
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