South Dakota § 1-15-18 - Management and accounting prescribed by secretary.

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§ 1-15-18. Management and accounting prescribed by secretary.

The secretary of corrections shall prescribe the management of such institutions, and such manner of keeping the accounts thereof so that all property belonging to the state can be readily ascertained at any time from the books and accounts thereof, and shall provide a method of identification of all property belonging to the state in any of such institutions.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.1712; SL 1989, ch 20, § 36.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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