South Dakota Codified Laws 4-8-24. Unauthorized payment or obligation as misdemeanor–Revenue anticipation warrants and school fund distribution excepted
Any state officer, deputy, agent, employee, or representative of the state in any capacity, who shall create or attempt to create any indebtedness against the state without express authority of a statute so to do, or any state auditor or member of any auditing board who shall draw any voucher or warrant without an appropriation for the specific purpose first having been made by the Legislature, or any state treasurer, or treasurer of any board who shall pay any voucher or warrant so drawn, or who shall make or attempt to make any expenditure of money in excess of the amount appropriated for any purpose by act of the Legislature, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor; provided, that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the issuance of funding warrants or warrants based upon the revenues assessed and not yet collected; provided further, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to forbid the state auditor from issuing warrants apportioning the school funds and taxes collected from corporations to the several counties.
Attorney's Note
Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class 2 misdemeanor | up to 30 days | up to $500 |
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 4-8-24
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Source: SL 1891, ch 111, § 1; SL 1895, ch 97, § 1; RPenC 1903, § 541; RC 1919, § 3835; SDC 1939, § 13.1307; SL 1980, ch 24, § 60.