South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 17 - Cooperatives--Directors, Officers And Employees
Section 47-17-20 - Filing false document as felony.

47-17-20. Filing false document as felony.
A person who files, or causes to be filed, a document required to be filed by this chapter, which he knows to be materially false in any respect, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

Source: SL 1983, ch 15, ยง39.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 47 - Corporations

Chapter 17 - Cooperatives--Directors, Officers And Employees

Section 47-17-1 - Board of directors as manager of cooperative--Qualifications of directors.

Section 47-17-2 - Compensation of directors.

Section 47-17-3 - Number of directors.

Section 47-17-4 - First directors as temporary board--Election of permanent directors--Territorial directors--Directors' terms of office--Alternates.

Section 47-17-4.1 - Use of funds or employee activity to promote election to office prohibited--Directors and officers permitting violation subject to civil fine.

Section 47-17-5 - Removal of directors.

Section 47-17-6 - Vacancies on board of directors.

Section 47-17-7 - Liability of directors for improper distribution of assets.

Section 47-17-7.1 - Directors not liable for distribution in good faith reliance on financial statements or accountant's representation.

Section 47-17-8 - Board meetings.

Section 47-17-9 - Quorum at meeting.

Section 47-17-10 - Waiver of notice of meeting.

Section 47-17-11 - Specification of purpose of meeting.

Section 47-17-12 - Directors' executive committee--Powers of committee.

Section 47-17-13 - Action without meeting of directors--Written consent.

Section 47-17-14 - Principal officers of cooperative--Election by board of directors.

Section 47-17-15 - Other officers.

Section 47-17-16 - Authority of officers.

Section 47-17-17 - Removal of officers.

Section 47-17-18 - Compensation of officers.

Section 47-17-20 - Filing false document as felony.

Section 47-17-21 - Indemnification of directors, officers, agents, and employees against liability under certain circumstances.

Section 47-17-22 - Circumstances under which directors, officers, agents, and employees may not be indemnified.

Section 47-17-23 - Indemnification of successful director, officer, agent, or employee for expenses incurred in proceeding.