It shall be the duty of the state's attorney to begin and prosecute a civil action or actions on behalf of the county against the county commissioners, or any one or more of them, for malfeasance in office, misappropriation of public funds, or other misconduct whenever there is reasonable cause therefor and he shall be requested so to do by a written petition signed by fifteen resident taxpayers of the county.
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16-14
Actions against county commissioners for misconduct in office
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hanks v. Corson County Board of County Commissioners (2007)
Most recently applied in Hanks v. Corson County Board of County Commissioners (January 2007)
Source: SL 1897, ch 116, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 931; RC 1919, § 6001; SDC 1939, § 12.1302 (3).
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.