Any person, who has been entrusted with the property of another and who, with intent to defraud, appropriates such property to a use or purpose not in the due and lawful execution of his or her trust, is guilty of theft. A distinct act of taking is not necessary to constitute theft pursuant to this section.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-10
Embezzlement of property received in trust
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Grynberg v. Citation Oil & Gas Corp. (1997)
Most recently applied in State v. Williams (April 2008)
Source: SDC 1939, §§ 13.1236, 13.1305, 13.4001, 13.4003 to 13.4007; SDCL, §§ 3-16-4, 3-16-5, 22-38-1 to 22-38-7; SL 1976, ch 158, § 30A-15; SL 1977, ch 189, § 61; SL 2005, ch 12…
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.