<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 1-25-12 - Definitions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 1-25-12 - Definitions."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 1-25-12 - Definitions."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/1-25-12"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-25-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9SENU">1-25-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9SENU">. </span><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9CL">Definitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9Statute"><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Official meeting," any meeting of a quorum of a public body at which official business or public policy of that public body is discussed or decided by the public body, whether in person or by means of teleconference or electronic means, including electronic mail, instant messaging, social media, text message, or virtual meeting platform, provided the term does not include communications solely to schedule a meeting or confirm attendance availability for a future meeting;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Political subdivision," any association, authority, board, municipality, commission, committee, council, county, school district, task force, town, township, or other local governmental entity, which is created by statute, ordinance, or resolution, and is vested with the authority to exercise any sovereign power derived from state law;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Public body," any political subdivision or the state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "State," each agency, board, commission, or department of the State of South Dakota, not including the Legislature; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9StatuteNumber1"><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    "Teleconference," an exchange of information by any audio, video, or electronic medium, including the internet.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0e93846b85a444acbac413be0e28c7a9SCL">SL 2019, ch 3, § 1; SL 2025, ch 8, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>