<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:75:07:16 Confidentiality of reports.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:75:07:16"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:75:07:16 Confidentiality of reports."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:75:07:16.&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidentiality of reports.</b> The board shall treat the reports of the reviewing firm and all records submitted to that firm by the firm subject to review as confidential information and shall not disclose such information to any persons other than staff members, legal counsel, and other persons retained by the board to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities under SDCL chapter <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B">36-20B</A> and this article.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If a firm under review becomes the subject of a disciplinary proceeding pursuant to the provisions of SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-40">36-20B-40</A> and <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-41">36-20B-41</A>, the board may make such information public in accordance with the provisions of those statutes.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 29 SDR 16, effective August 14, 2002.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-12">36-20B-12(2).</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-36">36-20B-36</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-40">36-20B-40</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-41">36-20B-41.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Cross-Reference:</b> Confidential client information, §&nbsp;20:75:05:09.</p> </div> </body> </html>