All constitutional state officers not liable to impeachment may be removed by the Governor, after notice and hearing, for crimes, misconduct, or malfeasance in office or for drunkenness or gross incompetency.
S.D. Codified Laws § 3-17-1
Removal of constitutional state officers by Governor--Grounds--Notice and hearing
Source: SL 1901, ch 192, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1804; RC 1919, § 7009; SDC 1939, § 48.0201.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.