<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 7-12-28 - Failure to perform duty or account for fees as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035408Normal { 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.s2035408SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035408CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035408Normal-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.s2035408DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035408000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035408SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035408SCL-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="s2035408Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-12-28"><span class="s2035408SENU">7-12-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035408SENU">. </span><span class="s2035408CL">Failure to perform duty or account for fees as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035408Normal-000000"><span class="s2035408DefaultParagraphFont">Every sheriff who intentionally fails or refuses to perform any official duty for which a fee is prescribed by law, or who fails or refuses to render a full and true report to the county of all fees charged by his office, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035408Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035408000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035408Normal"><span class="s2035408SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035408SCL-000002"> SL 1917, ch 190, § 1; RC 1919, § 5966; SDC 1939, § 12.9911; SL 1978, ch 58, § 4; SL 1981, ch 43, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html>