S.D. Codified Laws § 4-3-9
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Failure of state officer or employee to pay receipts into treasury as theft
Official statutory text
Any salaried state officer or employee who shall fail or refuse to pay into the state treasury any and all money, emoluments, fees, perquisites, or other property received by him for the performance of any duty or duties connected with his office or in any manner paid to him as such officer or employee by reason of his holding such office or employment as is provided in this chapter, and within the time provided therein is guilty of theft.
Source: SL 1901, ch 127, § 4; RPolC 1903, § 316; SL 1915, ch 276, § 2; RC 1919, § 6969; SDC 1939, § 55.9915; SL 1980, ch 24, § 51.
Source: SL 1901, ch 127, § 4; RPolC 1903, § 316; SL 1915, ch 276, § 2; RC 1919, § 6969; SDC 1939, § 55.9915; SL 1980, ch 24, § 51.
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