SDCL § 4-8-3: Expenses in excess of appropriations prohibited--Misdemeanor.

No officer, board, or commission supported by state appropriation shall incur any expense in excess of the appropriation made for his or its maintenance and support by which a deficiency may be created in the funds appropriated for the maintenance of any department, board, institution, commission, or any other activity supported in whole or in part by state funds. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.