<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 1-27-1.20 - Governor and lieutenant governor records--Exempt records opened on death or five years after leaving office.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6Normal { 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.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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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 1-27-1.20 - Governor and lieutenant governor records--Exempt records opened on death or five years after leaving office."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 1-27-1.20 - Governor and lieutenant governor records--Exempt records opened on death or five years after leaving office."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/1-27-1.20"><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="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-1.20" rel="noopener"><span class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6SENU">1-27-1.20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6SENU">. </span><span class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6CL">Governor and lieutenant governor records--Exempt records opened on death or five years after leaving office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont">Unless released to the public pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-1.21" rel="noopener"><span class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont">, any record of an officer designated in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-1.19" rel="noopener"><span class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont">, which is exempted from the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-1" rel="noopener"><span class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1</span></a><span class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont">, must be opened to the public upon either the death of the former officer or five years from the date the officer left office, whichever transpires last.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6SCL">SL 2012, ch 12, § 2; SL 2025, ch 10, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>