Every public officer may in all cases require the person for whom any service is to be rendered to pay the fees in advance of the rendition of such service, or give security for the same, to be approved by the officer.
S.D. Codified Laws § 4-3-1
Fees may be required in advance
Source: SL 1868-9, ch 6, § 27; PolC 1877, ch 39, § 32; CL 1887, § 1436; RPolC 1903, § 1858; RC 1919, § 7062; SDC 1939, § 48.0607.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.