SDCL § 5-18D-26: State auditor stop order.

The state auditor may stop the letting or the execution of any contract with the state, or with any state officer, commission, board, institution, or agency by serving a written notice of the order on the officer, commission, or board involved, the secretary of state, the attorney general, and on the contractor, if any, stating the grounds on which the state auditor has determined that the contract is illegal, unauthorized, or improper.