{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-23","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-18-23","heading":"Refusal by attorney to pay money to client as misdemeanor.","body":"An attorney who receives the money or property of his client in the course of his professional business, and refuses to pay or deliver it in a reasonable time after demand, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-18. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ATTORNEYS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-18-23","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d49b175a1947a579c5c7f392735f090f9342735639a630e4ada41202b68d8213","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-22","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}