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 in office all public money, books, records, accounts, papers, documents, and property in his possession or under his control belonging or appertaining to such office.
S.D. Codified Laws § 3-14-2
Public property and accounts to be delivered to successor in office
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Bridgman v. Koch (2013)
Most recently applied in Bridgman v. Koch (November 2013)
Source: PolC 1877, ch 5, § 14; PolC 1877, ch 22, § 7; CL 1887, §§ 1384, 1391; RPolC 1903, §§ 1801, 1810; SL 1915, ch 268, § 1; RC 1919, §§ 7016, 7038; SDC 1939, § 48.0317.
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