South Dakota § 60-2-12 - Employee not bound to deliver without demand.
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§ 60-2-12. Employee not bound to deliver without demand.
An employee who receives anything on account of an employer in any capacity other than that of a mere employee, is not bound to deliver it to the employer until demanded, and is not at liberty to send it to the employer from a distance without demand, in any mode involving greater risk than its retention by the employee.
Source: CivC 1877, § 1144; CL 1887, § 3767; RCivC 1903, § 1463; RC 1919, § 1087; SDC 1939, § 17.0310; SL 2008, ch 276, § 17.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-2-12 ("Employee not bound to deliver without demand.") 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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