South Dakota Statutes
§ 4-8-4 — Statutory direction of act without providing funds--Funds appropriated for specific purpose not to be used for another purpose--Misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 4-8-4
This text of South Dakota § 4-8-4 (Statutory direction of act without providing funds--Funds appropriated for specific purpose not to be used for another purpose--Misdemeanor.) 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 § 4-8-4 (2026).
Text
When the Legislature passes any law directing any officer, board, or commission to do anything which might legitimately come under his or its jurisdiction and control which requires the expenditure of money and which Legislature fails to provide the necessary funds therefor by appropriation or otherwise, it shall not be competent for such officer, board, or commission to use any other funds under his or its control appropriated for a specific purpose by which such fund shall be depleted, nor shall any funds appropriated by the Legislature for a specific purpose be used for any purpose other than that for which it was appropriated. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Related
Pennington County v. State ex rel. Unified Judicial System
2002 SD 31 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
Pennington v. STATE EX REL. JUD. SYSTEM
2002 SD 31 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
Legislative History
SL 1923, ch 245; SDC 1939, § 55.2201; SL 1980, ch 24, § 58.
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