SDCL § 4-9-5: False instrument to obtain public funds as theft.

Any person or persons who shall knowingly obtain or attempt to obtain any public moneys or public funds from the State of South Dakota, or any of its political subdivisions, by means of or by use of any false affidavit or other instrument, where such affidavit or instrument is the basis for the claim for payment of public moneys or public funds, shall be guilty of theft.