Title 3 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
37 chapters · 1,057 sections in this title.
SDCL § 3-14-1 Holding over until successor qualified
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Except when otherwise expressly provided, every lawful incumbent of any public office, with a definite term, upon the expiration of such term shall continue to discharge its duties until his successor shall have been elected or appointed and has qualified, and shall be entitled t…
SDCL § 3-14-2 Public property and accounts to be delivered to successor in office
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Every public officer elected or appointed under the laws of this state, on going out of office at the expiration of his term thereof, shall forthwith deliver, and upon his death, resignation, suspension, or removal from office, there shall be forthwith delivered to his successor …
SDCL § 3-14-3 Refusal to surrender official seal, books, or papers as misdemeanor
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Every person who, having been an executive officer of this state, wrongfully refuses to surrender the official seal or any of the books and papers appertaining to his office, to his successor, who has been duly elected or appointed, and has duly qualified, and has demanded the su…
SDCL § 3-14-4 Exercising functions of office after expiration of term as misdemeanor
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Every person who, having been an executive officer, willfully exercises any of the functions of his office after his term of office has expired and a successor has been duly elected or appointed, and has qualified in his place, and he has notice thereof, is guilty of a Class 2 mi…
SDCL § 3-14-5 Definitions
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The terms "office," "officer," "executive," and "administrative," when used in § 3-14-3 or 3-14-4 mean and apply to any executive or administrative officer of the state; to any county, municipality, township, or school district; and to any district, board, bureau, commission, dep…