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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - CRIMES
Chapter 11 - OBSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT
Section 22-11-26 - Forfeiture of public officer's office for record violations-Discharge of public employee-Refusal to discharge employee-Misdemeanor

S.D. Codified Laws § 22-11-26

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Section 22-11-26 - Forfeiture of public officer's office for record violations-Discharge of public employee-Refusal to discharge employee-Misdemeanor

Any public officer found guilty of violating §§ 22-11-23 to 22-11-25, inclusive, shall forfeit the office unless the office is subject to impeachment.

Any public employee found guilty of violating any provision of §§ 22-11-23 to 22-11-25, inclusive, shall be discharged. Any public officer having authority to discharge a public employee, who refuses to comply with this section, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

SDCL 22-11-26

SL 1976, ch 158, § 11-21; SL 2005, ch 120, §222.