All state officers not liable to impeachment and not subject to removal by the Governor, in accordance with the provisions of § 3-17-1, and appointed by the Governor with or without the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be subject to removal by the Governor without assigning cause therefor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 3-17-2
Removal of appointive state officers by Governor without cause
Source: SL 1901, ch 192, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 1805; RC 1919, § 7010; SDC 1939, § 48.0202.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.