<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.s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0 { 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.s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000003 { 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="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=02:05:03:09"><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000000">2:05:03:09</span></a><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000001">.  Conduct unbecoming of a 911 telecommunicator.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0"> For the purpose of </span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">this chapter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">, the phrase </span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">"</span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">conduct unbecoming of a 911 telecommunicator,</span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">"</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0"> means </span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    (1) Conduct contrary to professional standards that shows an unfitness to discharge duties, including an act of moral turpitude;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    (2) Conduct which adversely affects morale or efficiency of the agency or damages public confidence;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    (3) Failure to cooperate with the executive secretary or the commission regarding any investigation into the conduct of a 911 telecommunicator, unless the investigation subjects the telecommunicator to potential criminal liability; </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    (4) Failure to disclose to the executive secretary any arrest of the 911 telecommunicator within ten days of the arrest; disclosure to the executive secretary may be accomplished by the telecommunicator's agency administrator;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    (5) Use or possession of marijuana or any marijuana derivative regardless of whether such use or possession may be legal under state law or pursuant to a valid prescription; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    (6) Use or possession of any controlled substance not obtained pursuant to a valid prescription.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    </span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0"> 25 SDR 124, effective April 8, 1999</span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">; 47 SDR 130, effective June 6, 2021</span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    </span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-45-26"><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000003">34-45-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-45-29"><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000003">34-45-29</span></a><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">    </span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-45-26"><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000003">34-45-2</span><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000003">6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-45-29"><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0-000003">34-45-29</span></a><span class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s25ca06be-331e-40d8-9bb7-1b9c1e6276f2000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>