South Dakota Statutes
§ 7-16-14 — Actions against county commissioners for misconduct in office.
South Dakota § 7-16-14
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16-14 (2026).
Text
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)
Hanks v. Corson County Board of Commissioners
2005 SD 38 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2005)
Legislative History
SL 1897, ch 116, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 931; RC 1919, § 6001; SDC 1939, § 12.1302 (3).
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 7-16-14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/7-16-14.