Title 3 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
37 chapters · 1,057 sections in this title.
SDCL § 3-16-1 Willful failure to perform official duty as misdemeanor
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Where any duty is or shall be enjoined by law upon any public officer, or upon any person holding any public trust or employment, every intentional omission to perform such duty, where no special provision shall have been made for the punishment of such delinquency, is a Class 2 …
SDCL § 3-16-10 Retaliation prohibited for reporting public official's misuse of public funds
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An employee may file a grievance with the appropriate governmental entity if the employee believes that there has been retaliation, because of reporting a violation of § 22-30A-46 through the chain of command of the employee's department, to the Office of the Attorney General, or…
SDCL § 3-16-2 Keeping office or property at unauthorized place as misdemeanor
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No state, county, township, or precinct officer in this state shall keep his office, or keep any books, papers, records, or other property belonging thereto, at any place other than that prescribed by law. Any state, county, township, or precinct officer violating this section is…
SDCL § 3-16-7 Officer's interest in public contract as misdemeanor
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No public officer who is authorized to sell or lease any property, or make any contract in the officer's official capacity may become voluntarily interested individually in any sale, lease, or contract, directly or indirectly with such entity. A violation of this section is a Cla…
SDCL § 3-16-8 Self-dealing in award or terms of agency contract prohibited
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A state officer or employee may not solicit nor accept any gift, favor, reward, service, or promise of reward, including a promise of future employment, in exchange for recommending, influencing, or attempting to influence the award of or the terms of a contract by the state agen…
SDCL § 3-16-9 Retaliation prohibited for reporting violations, abuse, or danger to public
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No department, bureau, board, or commission of the state or any of its political subdivisions may dismiss, suspend from employment, demote, decrease the compensation of, or take any other retaliatory action against an employee because the employee reports in good faith to an appr…
For purposes of an employee of a political subdivision, an appropriate authority includes any human resources department of that political subdivision, if any, any state's attorney, or the attorney general
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Source: SL 2017, ch 25 , § 1.