<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 23-13-6 - Neglect of gambling investigation and enforcement as petty offense. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048116Normal { 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.s2048116SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048116CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048116Normal-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.s2048116DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048116000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048116SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048116SCL-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="s2048116Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-13-6"><span class="s2048116SENU">23-13-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048116SENU">. </span><span class="s2048116CL">Neglect of gambling investigation and enforcement as petty offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048116Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048116DefaultParagraphFont">Any public official referred to in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-13-4"><span class="s2048116DefaultParagraphFont">23-13-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048116DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-13-5"><span class="s2048116DefaultParagraphFont">23-13-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048116DefaultParagraphFont"> who has knowledge sufficient to put an ordinary person on inquiry as to existence of any forms of gambling nuisance prohibited by this code and who fails thereafter diligently to secure and prepare the available evidence and to prosecute the violations found to exist, commits a petty offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048116Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048116000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048116Normal"><span class="s2048116SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048116SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 24.9901; SL 1979, ch 150, § 29.</span></p></div></body></html>