Any person having been an officer of any municipality shall, within five days after demand, deliver to his successor in office all books, property, and effects of every description in his possession belonging to the municipality or pertaining to his office. Upon refusal so to do he shall be liable for all the damages caused thereby and to such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance.
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-14-39
Delivery of records and property to successor in office--Liability and penalties for refusal
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art VI, § 6; RPolC 1903, § 1239; SL 1913, ch 119, § 61; RC 1919, § 6278; SDC 1939, § 45.1111
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.