South Dakota § 13-8-48 - Forfeiture by officer or employee for failure to make report.
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§ 13-8-48. Forfeiture by officer or employee for failure to make report.
When any school district employee, required by law or regulation to make a report including an inventory under the provisions of chapter 5-24 to any county auditor or school board or the secretary of the Department of Education, willfully neglects to make such report or fails to perform any of his official duties, the school board shall withhold the last month's salary of such employee or employees until such reports or records are filed and accepted or such official duties performed.
Source: SDC 1939, § 15.2016; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 9, § 36; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.2336; SL 1973, ch 86, § 19; SL 1975, ch 128, § 67; SL 2003, ch 272, § 63.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-8-48 ("Forfeiture by officer or employee for failure to make report.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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