<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-13-32 - Neglect of officer's duty or malfeasance as contempt of court. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044712Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044712SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044712CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044712Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044712DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044712000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044712SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044712SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2044712Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-13-32"><span class="s2044712SENU">16-13-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044712SENU">. </span><span class="s2044712CL">Neglect of officer's duty or malfeasance as contempt of court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044712Normal-000000"><span class="s2044712DefaultParagraphFont">Neglect of any officer to perform any duty imposed by this chapter, or the corrupt malfeasance of any such duty shall be deemed a contempt of the circuit court, and may be punished as such in the discretion of the court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044712Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044712000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044712Normal"><span class="s2044712SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044712SCL-000002"> SL 1935, ch 85, § 13; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 32.1013.</span></p></div></body></html>