Whenever an employee not having a written contract for a definite period quits or resigns that employment, the wages or compensation earned are due and payable not later than the next regular stated pay day for which those hours would have normally been paid or as soon thereafter as the employee returns to the employer all property of the employer in the employee's possession.
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-11-11
Payment on regular pay day after resignation by employee--Withholding for return of employer's property
Source: SL 1971, ch 274, § 4; SL 1997, ch 299, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.