{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-28-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-28-2","heading":"Persons entitled to bring action--Grounds for action.","body":"An action may be brought by any state's attorney in the name of the state, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private party, or an action may be brought by any person who has a special interest in the action, on leave granted by the circuit court or judge thereof, against the party offending in the following cases:\n(1) When any person shall usurp, intrude into, or unlawfully hold or exercise any public office, civil or military, or any franchise within this state, or any office in a corporation created by the authority of this state;\n(2) When any public officer, civil or military, shall have done or suffered an act which, by the provisions of law, shall make a forfeiture of his office;\n(3) When any association or number of persons shall act within this state as a corporation, without being duly incorporated.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-28. REMEDIES IN NATURE OF QUO WARRANTO AND SCIRE FACIAS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-28-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"515645406f94b779072e6d95d1bfbd4eca07767106f0e62f26490ff0613066ba","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-28-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-28-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}