Except as otherwise specially provided, any director, officer, or agent of a corporation who knowingly concurs in making or publishing a written report, exhibit, or statement of its affairs or pecuniary condition, containing a material statement which is false, or who intentionally refuses or neglects to make or deliver a written report, exhibit, or statement required by law, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 47-30-9

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • director: as used in this chapter , embraces any of the persons having by law the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation, by whatever name such persons are described in its charter, or known by law. See South Dakota Codified Laws 47-30-13
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4309; SL 1983, ch 15, § 54.