<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 7-9-18 - Failure by register to collect, record, report or pay over fees as theft. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035320Normal { 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.s2035320SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035320CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035320Normal-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.s2035320DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035320000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035320SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035320SCL-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="s2035320Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-9-18"><span class="s2035320SENU">7-9-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035320SENU">. </span><span class="s2035320CL">Failure by register to collect, record, report or pay over fees as theft.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035320Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035320DefaultParagraphFont">Any register of deeds who shall neglect or omit to charge or collect the fees allowed by law for services rendered by him, or shall fail to keep a record of the same, or to make a correct statement thereof to the county auditor, or to pay over such fees to the county treasurer as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-9-17"><span class="s2035320DefaultParagraphFont">7-9-17</span></a><span class="s2035320DefaultParagraphFont">, with intent to evade the provisions of said section, shall be guilty of theft.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035320Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035320000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035320Normal"><span class="s2035320SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035320SCL-000002"> SL 1890, ch 134, §§ 2, 4; RPolC 1903, § 1828; RC 1919, § 5923; SDC 1939, § 12.9905; SL 1981, ch 43, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>