Each member shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and give bond in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The oath and bond shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
S.D. Codified Laws § 5-12-3
Oath and bond of members
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Opinion of the Supreme Court Relative to the Constitutionality of Chapter 239, Session Laws of 1977 (1977)
Most recently applied in In Re Opinion of the Supreme Court Relative to the Constitutionality of Chapter 239, Session Laws of 1977 (August 1977)
Source: SL 1967, ch 276, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.