<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 1-27-1.21 - Right of former Governor and lieutenant governor to approve or deny release of exempt records. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031567Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2031567SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031567CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031567Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2031567DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031567000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031567SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031567SCL-000002 { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2031567Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.21"><span class="s2031567SENU">1-27-1.21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031567SENU">. </span><span class="s2031567CL">Right of former Governor and lieutenant governor to approve or deny release of exempt records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031567Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031567DefaultParagraphFont">Whenever an officer designated in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.19"><span class="s2031567DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031567DefaultParagraphFont"> leaves office and transfers his or her records to the state archivist, the former officer shall retain the right to approve or deny the release of any record exempted from the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1"><span class="s2031567DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1</span></a><span class="s2031567DefaultParagraphFont">. The former officer may exercise that right either personally or may designate in writing a person to do so to the archivist.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031567Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031567000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031567Normal"><span class="s2031567SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031567SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 12, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>