S.D. Codified Laws § 4-9-1 (2026)
Money shall be paid from the state treasury only upon the auditor's warrant, which is defined to be an acceptable instrument of payment.
Source: SL 1891, ch 113 , § 10; RPolC 1903, § 329; RC 1919, § 6942; SDC 1939, § 55.2314; SL 1984, ch 30 , § 3A; SL 1985, ch 33 , § 38; SL 1993, ch 50 , § 1.