<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=02:01:11:09"><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000000">2:01:11:09</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000001">.  Consent </span><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000001">to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000001"> decertification.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0"> A certified law enforcement officer who is subject to an investigation or pending action involving allegations of misconduct may consent to decertification.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0"> However, any ongoing investigation into allegations of misconduct will continue despite the consent to decertification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">    A certified law enforcement officer who consents to decertification may, after one year, apply to the commission for reinstatement of certification. The executive secretary shall place on the National Decertification Index the officer's name concerning such decertification and supply, upon request from any other law enforcement agency, any investigative report regarding the conduct leading to decertification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">    </span><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0"> 8 SDR 82, effective January 13, 1982; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=02:01:02:10"><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000003">2:01:02:10</span></a><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">, 14 SDR 81, effective December 6, 1987; 47 SDR 41, effective October 12, 2020</span><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">; 47 SDR 130, effective June 6, 2021</span><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">    </span><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-3-35"><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000003">23-3-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-3-42"><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000003">23-3-42</span></a><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">    </span><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-3-35"><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000003">23-3-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-3-42"><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0-000003">23-3-42</span></a><span class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd1ef209-5c92-453d-b823-c473546499d7000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>