A refusal on the part of the employer to submit the employer’s books, records, or payrolls for the inspection of the department, or its authorized representative presenting written authority from the department, subjects the employer to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense, to be collected by a civil action in the name of the state and paid into the state treasury.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 62-6-6

  • employer: includes the state and any municipal corporation within the state or any political subdivision of this state, and any individual, firm, association, limited liability company, or corporation, or the receiver or trustee of the same, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, using the service of another for pay. See South Dakota Codified Laws 62-1-2
  • 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: SL 1917, ch 376, § 43; RC 1919, § 9479; SDC 1939, § 64.0507; SL 2008, ch 278, § 41.