South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-16-14 — Actions against county commissioners for misconduct in office.

South Dakota § 7-16-14
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 7COUNTIES
Ch. 7-16STATE'S ATTORNEY

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16-14 (2026).

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It shall be the duty of the state's attorney to begin and prosecute a civil action or actions on behalf of the county against the county commissioners, or any one or more of them, for malfeasance in office, misappropriation of public funds, or other misconduct whenever there is reasonable cause therefor and he shall be requested so to do by a written petition signed by fifteen resident taxpayers of the county.

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Related

Hanks v. Corson County Board of County Commissioners
2007 SD 10 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2007)
4 case citations
Hanks v. Corson County Board of Commissioners
2005 SD 38 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2005)
3 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1897, ch 116, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 931; RC 1919, § 6001; SDC 1939, § 12.1302 (3).

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