{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-11-25","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-11-25","heading":"Unlawful retention of public record--Misdemeanor.","body":"Any person who, lacking the authority to retain a public record in his or her possession, knowingly refuses to deliver it up upon proper request of any person lawfully entitled to receive such record, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, if the knowing refusal to deliver is committed by a public officer or employee having custody of the record, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-11. OBSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-11-25","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"35c8a79bc2bef9b591a6ff8a7a55f624359a99318ef4dd117125195c8579acc1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-11-24","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-11-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}