<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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031546Normal { 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.s2031546SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031546CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031546Normal-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.s2031546DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031546Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2031546000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031546SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031546SCL-000003 { 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="s2031546Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1"><span class="s2031546SENU">1-27-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031546SENU">. </span><span class="s2031546CL">Public records open to inspection and copying.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031546Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031546DefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, all citizens of this state, and all other persons interested in the examination of the public records, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.1"><span class="s2031546DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.1</span></a><span class="s2031546DefaultParagraphFont">, are hereby fully empowered and authorized to examine such public record, and make memoranda and abstracts therefrom during the hours the respective offices are open for the ordinary transaction of business and, unless federal copyright law otherwise provides, obtain copies of public records in accordance with this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031546Normal-000001"><span class="s2031546DefaultParagraphFont">Each government entity or elected or appointed government official shall, during normal business hours, make available to the public for inspection and copying in the manner set forth in this chapter all public records held by that entity or official.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031546Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031546000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031546Normal"><span class="s2031546SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031546SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 48.0701; SL 1977, ch 16, § 2; SL 1982, ch 30, § 1; SL 1987, ch 24; SL 1991, ch 13; SL 1992, ch 10; SL 1994, ch 21; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2004, ch 17, § 2; SL 2009, ch 10, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031547Normal { 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.s2031547SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031547CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031547Normal-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.s2031547DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031547000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031547SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031547SCL-000002 { 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="s2031547Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.1"><span class="s2031547SENU">1-27-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031547SENU">. </span><span class="s2031547CL">Public records defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031547Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031547DefaultParagraphFont">Unless any other statute, ordinance, or rule expressly provides that particular information or records may not be made public, public records include all records and documents, regardless of physical form, of or belonging to this state, any county, municipality, political subdivision, or tax-supported district in this state, or any agency, branch, department, board, bureau, commission, council, subunit, or committee of any of the foregoing. Data which is a public record in its original form remains a public record when maintained in any other form. For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1"><span class="s2031547DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031547DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.15"><span class="s2031547DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031547DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, a tax-supported district includes any business improvement district created pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-55"><span class="s2031547DefaultParagraphFont">9-55</span></a><span class="s2031547DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031547Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031547000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031547Normal"><span class="s2031547SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031547SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031548Normal { 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.s2031548SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031548CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031548Normal-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.s2031548DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031548Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2031548000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031548SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031548SCL-000003 { 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="s2031548Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.2"><span class="s2031548SENU">1-27-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031548SENU">. </span><span class="s2031548CL">Fees for specialized service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031548Normal-000000"><span class="s2031548DefaultParagraphFont">If a custodian of a public record of a county, municipality, political subdivision, or tax-supported district provides to a member of the public, upon request, a copy of the public record, a reasonable fee may be charged for any specialized service. Such fee may include a reasonable amount representing a portion of the amortization of the cost of computer equipment, including software, necessarily added in order to provide such specialized service. This section does not require a governmental entity to acquire computer capability to generate public records in a new or different form if that new form would require additional computer equipment or software not already possessed by the governmental entity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031548Normal-000001"><span class="s2031548DefaultParagraphFont">No fee may be charged for the electronic transfer of any minutes of open meeting actions of a political subdivision, board or agency of a political subdivision, or the governing board of an agency that levies property taxes that were recorded in the last three years.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031548Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031548000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031548Normal"><span class="s2031548SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031548SCL-000003"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 3; SL 2012, ch 10, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031549Normal { 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.s2031549SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031549CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031549Normal-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.s2031549DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031549000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031549SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031549SCL-000002 { 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="s2031549Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.3"><span class="s2031549SENU">1-27-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031549SENU">. </span><span class="s2031549CL">Liberal construction of public access to public records law--Certain criminal investigation and contract negotiation records exempt.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031549Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031549DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1"><span class="s2031549DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031549DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.15"><span class="s2031549DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031549DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-4"><span class="s2031549DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031549DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be liberally construed whenever any state, county, or political subdivision fiscal records, audit, warrant, voucher, invoice, purchase order, requisition, payroll, check, receipt, or other record of receipt, cash, or expenditure involving public funds is involved in order that the citizens of this state shall have the full right to know of and have full access to information on the public finances of the government and the public bodies and entities created to serve them. Use of funds as needed for criminal investigatory/confidential informant purposes is not subject to this section, but any budgetary information summarizing total sums used for such purposes is public. Records which, if disclosed, would impair present or pending contract awards or collective bargaining negotiations are exempt from disclosure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031549Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031549000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031549Normal"><span class="s2031549SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031549SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031550Normal { 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.s2031550SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031550CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031550Normal-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.s2031550DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031550000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031550SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031550SCL-000002 { 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="s2031550Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.4"><span class="s2031550SENU">1-27-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031550SENU">. </span><span class="s2031550CL">Denial letters to be kept on file.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031550Normal-000000"><span class="s2031550DefaultParagraphFont">Each public body shall maintain a file of all letters of denial of requests for records. This file shall be made available to any person on request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031550Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031550000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031550Normal"><span class="s2031550SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031550SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539Normal { 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.s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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This subdivision in no way abrogates or changes existing state and federal law pertaining to birth and death records;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Trade secrets, the specific details of bona fide research, applied research, or scholarly or creative artistic projects being conducted at a school, postsecondary institution, or laboratory funded in whole or in part by the state, and other proprietary or commercial information which if released would infringe intellectual property rights, give advantage to business competitors, or serve no material public purpose;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Records which consist of attorney work product or which are subject to any privilege recognized in article V of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=19-19" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">19-19</span></a><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Records developed or received by law enforcement agencies and other public bodies charged with duties of investigation or examination of persons, institutions, or businesses, if the records constitute a part of the examination, investigation, intelligence information, citizen complaint or inquiry, informant identification, or strategic or tactical information used in law enforcement training. This subdivision does not apply to records so developed or received relating to the presence of and amount or concentration of alcohol or drugs in any body fluid of any person, and this subdivision does not apply to a 911 recording or a transcript of a 911 recording if the agency or a court determines that the public interest in disclosure outweighs the interest in nondisclosure. This law in no way abrogates or changes §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-5-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">23-5-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-5-11" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">23-5-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont"> or testimonial privileges applying to the use of information from confidential informants;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Appraisals or appraisal information and negotiation records concerning the purchase or sale, by a public body, of any interest in real or personal property;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Personnel information other than salaries and routine directory information. This subdivision does not apply to the public inspection or copying of any current or prior contract with any public employee and any related document that specifies the consideration to be paid to the employee;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Information pertaining to the protection of public or private property and any person on or within public or private property including:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber2"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Any vulnerability assessment or response plan intended to prevent or mitigate criminal acts;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber2"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Emergency management or response;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber2"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Public safety information that would create a substantial likelihood of endangering public safety or property, if disclosed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber2"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    Cyber security plans, computer or communications network schema, passwords, or user identification names;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber2"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Guard schedules;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber2"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(f)    Lock combinations; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber2"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(g)    Any blueprint, building plan, or infrastructure record regarding any building or facility that would expose or create vulnerability through disclosure of the location, configuration, or security of critical systems of the building or facility;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(9)    The security standards, procedures, policies, plans, specifications, diagrams, access lists, and other security-related records of the Gaming Commission and those persons or entities with which the commission has entered into contractual relationships. Nothing in this subdivision allows the commission to withhold from the public any information relating to amounts paid persons or entities with which the commission has entered into contractual relationships, amounts of prizes paid, the name of the prize winner, and the municipality, or county where the prize winner resides;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(10)    Personally identified private citizen account payment information, credit information on others supplied in confidence, and customer lists;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(11)    Records or portions of records kept by a publicly funded library which, when examined with or without other records, reveal the identity of any library patron using the library's materials or services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(12)    Correspondence, memoranda, calendars or logs of appointments, working papers, and records of telephone calls of public officials or employees;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(13)    Records or portions of records kept by public bodies which would reveal the location, character, or ownership of any known archaeological, historical, or paleontological site in South Dakota if necessary to protect the site from a reasonably held fear of theft, vandalism, or trespass. This subdivision does not apply to the release of information for the purpose of scholarly research, examination by other public bodies for the protection of the resource or by recognized tribes, or the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(14)    Records or portions of records kept by public bodies which maintain collections of archeological, historical, or paleontological significance which nongovernmental donors have requested to remain closed or which reveal the names and addresses of donors of such articles of archaeological, historical, or paleontological significance unless the donor approves disclosure, except as the records or portions thereof may be needed to carry out the purposes of the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the Archeological Resources Protection Act;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(15)    Employment applications and related materials, except for applications and related materials submitted by individuals hired into executive or policymaking positions of any public body;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(16)    Social security numbers; credit card, charge card, or debit card numbers and expiration dates; passport numbers; driver license numbers; or other personally identifying numbers or codes; and financial account numbers supplied to state and local governments by citizens or held by state and local governments regarding employees or contractors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(17)    Any emergency or disaster response plans or protocols, safety or security audits or reviews, or lists of emergency or disaster response personnel or material; any location or listing of weapons or ammunition; nuclear, chemical, or biological agents; or other military or law enforcement equipment or personnel;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(18)    Any test questions, scoring keys, results, or other examination data for any examination to obtain licensure, employment, promotion or reclassification, or academic credit;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(19)    Personal correspondence, memoranda, notes, calendars or appointment logs, or other personal records or documents of any public official or employee;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(20)    Any document declared closed or confidential by court order, contract, or stipulation of the parties to any civil or criminal action or proceeding, except as provided under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-27-1.23" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.23</span></a><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(21)    Any list of names or other personally identifying data of occupants of camping or lodging facilities from the Department of Game, Fish and Parks;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(22)    Records which, if disclosed, would constitute an unreasonable release of personal information;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(23)    Records which, if released, could endanger the life or safety of any person;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(24)    Internal agency record or information received by agencies that are not required to be filed with such agencies, if the records do not constitute final statistical or factual tabulations, final instructions to staff that affect the public, or final agency policy or determinations, or any completed state or federal audit and if the information is not otherwise public under other state law, including chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=15-15A" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">15-15A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont"> and § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26-21" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">1-26-21</span></a><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(25)    Records of individual children regarding commitment to the Department of Corrections pursuant to chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8B" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">26-8B</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8C" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">26-8C</span></a><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(26)    Records regarding inmate disciplinary matters pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-15-20" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">1-15-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">, and records regarding jail inmate disciplinary matters pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=24-11-23" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">24-11-23</span></a><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(27)    Any other record made closed or confidential by state or federal statute or rule or as necessary to participate in federal programs and benefits;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(28)    A record of a settlement agreement or litigation regarding investment or bankruptcy and involving the South Dakota Investment Council or the South Dakota Retirement System, or both, unless the settlement or litigation results in a finding of liability against the council or system, or both; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">(29)    A record of a settlement agreement or litigation regarding medical services involving any county hospital established under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">34-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont"> or any municipal hospital established under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">34-9</span></a><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s7ff57b75a6a64a4b9367c566b1bce539SCL">SL 2009, ch 10, § 6; SL 2012, ch 11, § 1; SL 2019, ch 5, § 2; SL 2022, ch 4, § 1; SL 2023, ch 6, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031552Normal { 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.s2031552SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031552CL { font-family: 'Times New 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normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031552SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031552SCL-000004 { 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="s2031552Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.6"><span class="s2031552SENU">1-27-1.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031552SENU">. </span><span class="s2031552CL">Certain financial, commercial, and proprietary information exempt from disclosure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">The following financial, commercial, and proprietary information is specifically exempt from disclosure pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.15"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.15</span></a><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Valuable formulae, designs, drawings, computer source code or object code, and research data invented, discovered, authored, developed, or obtained by any agency if disclosure would produce private gain or public loss;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Financial information supplied by or on behalf of a person, firm, or corporation for the purpose of qualifying to submit a bid or proposal;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Financial and commercial information and records supplied by private persons pertaining to export services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Financial and commercial information and records supplied by businesses or individuals as part of an application for loans or program services or application for economic development loans or program services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Financial and commercial information, including related legal assistance and advice, supplied to or developed by the state investment council or the division of investment if the information relates to investment strategies or research, potential investments, or existing investments of public funds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Proprietary data, trade secrets, or other information that relates to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000002"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    A vendor's unique methods of conducting business;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000002"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Data unique to the product or services of the vendor; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000002"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Determining prices or rates to be charged for services, submitted by any vendor to any public body;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Financial, commercial, and proprietary information supplied in conjunction with applications or proposals for funded scientific research, for participation in joint scientific research projects, for projects to commercialize scientific research results, or for use in conjunction with commercial or government testing;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal-000001"><span class="s2031552DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Any production records, mineral assessments, and trade secrets submitted by a permit holder, mine operator, or landowner to any public body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031552000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031552Normal"><span class="s2031552SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031552SCL-000004"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031553Normal { 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.s2031553SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031553CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031553Normal-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.s2031553DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031553000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031553SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031553SCL-000002 { 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="s2031553Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.7"><span class="s2031553SENU">1-27-1.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031553SENU">. </span><span class="s2031553CL">Certain drafts, notes, and memoranda exempt from disclosure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031553Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031553DefaultParagraphFont">Drafts, notes, recommendations, and memoranda in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated or recommended are exempt from disclosure pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1"><span class="s2031553DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031553DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.15"><span class="s2031553DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.15</span></a><span class="s2031553DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031553Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031553000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031553Normal"><span class="s2031553SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031553SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031554Normal { 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.s2031554SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031554CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031554Normal-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.s2031554DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031554000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031554SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031554SCL-000002 { 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="s2031554Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.8"><span class="s2031554SENU">1-27-1.8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031554SENU">. </span><span class="s2031554CL">Certain records relevant to court actions exempt from disclosure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031554Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031554DefaultParagraphFont">Any record that is relevant to a controversy to which a public body is a party but which record would not be available to another party under the rules of pretrial discovery for causes pending in circuit court are exempt from disclosure pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1"><span class="s2031554DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031554DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.15"><span class="s2031554DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.15</span></a><span class="s2031554DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031554Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031554000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031554Normal"><span class="s2031554SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031554SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031555Normal { 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.s2031555SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031555CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031555Normal-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.s2031555DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031555000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031555SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031555SCL-000002 { 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="s2031555Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.9"><span class="s2031555SENU">1-27-1.9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031555SENU">. </span><span class="s2031555CL">Documents or communications used for decisional process arising from person's official duties not subject to compulsory disclosure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031555Normal-000000"><span class="s2031555DefaultParagraphFont">No elected or appointed official or employee of the state or any political subdivision may be compelled to provide documents, records, or communications used for the purpose of the decisional or deliberative process relating to any decision arising from that person's official duties. Any document that is otherwise already public is not made confidential by reason of having been used in deliberations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031555Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031555000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031555Normal"><span class="s2031555SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031555SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 14; SL 2013, ch 11, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031556Normal { 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.s2031556SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031556CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031556Normal-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.s2031556DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031556000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031556SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031556SCL-000002 { 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="s2031556Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.10"><span class="s2031556SENU">1-27-1.10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031556SENU">. </span><span class="s2031556CL">Redaction of certain information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031556Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont">In response to any request pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-36"><span class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-37"><span class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont">, a public record officer may redact any portion of a document which contains information precluded from public disclosure by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-3"><span class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont"> or which would unreasonably invade personal privacy, threaten public safety and security, disclose proprietary information, or disrupt normal government operations. A redaction under this section is considered a partial denial for the application of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-37"><span class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-37</span></a><span class="s2031556DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031556Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031556000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031556Normal"><span class="s2031556SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031556SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 15.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031557Normal { 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.s2031557SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031557CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031557Normal-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.s2031557DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031557Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2031557000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031557SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031557SCL-000003 { 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="s2031557Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.11"><span class="s2031557SENU">1-27-1.11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031557SENU">. </span><span class="s2031557CL">Subscription or license holder list of Department of Game, Fish and Parks and certain insurance applicant and policyholder information available for fee--Resale or redistribution prohibited--Misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031557Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031557DefaultParagraphFont">Any subscription or license holder list maintained by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks may be made available to the public for a reasonable fee. State agencies are exempt from payment of this fee for approved state use. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2031557DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031557DefaultParagraphFont"> to establish criteria for the sale and to establish the fee for the sale of such lists.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031557Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031557DefaultParagraphFont">Any automobile liability insurer licensed in the state, or its certified authorized agent, may have access to the name and address of any person licensed or permitted to drive a motor vehicle solely for the purpose of verifying insurance applicant and policyholder information. An insurer requesting any such name and address shall pay a reasonable fee to cover the costs of producing such name and address. The Department of Public Safety shall set such fee by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2031557DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2031557DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031557Normal-000001"><span class="s2031557DefaultParagraphFont">Any list released or distributed under this section may not be resold or redistributed. Violation of this section by the resale or redistribution of any such list is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031557Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031557000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031557Normal"><span class="s2031557SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031557SCL-000003"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 16.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031558Normal { 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.s2031558SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031558CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031558Normal-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.s2031558DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031558000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031558SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031558SCL-000002 { 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="s2031558Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.12"><span class="s2031558SENU">1-27-1.12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031558SENU">. </span><span class="s2031558CL">Chapter inapplicable to Unified Judicial System.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031558Normal-000000"><span class="s2031558DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of this chapter do not apply to records and documents of the Unified Judicial System.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031558Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031558000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031558Normal"><span class="s2031558SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031558SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 17.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031559Normal { 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.s2031559SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031559CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031559Normal-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.s2031559DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031559000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031559SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031559SCL-000002 { 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="s2031559Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.13"><span class="s2031559SENU">1-27-1.13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031559SENU">. </span><span class="s2031559CL">Certain records not available to inmates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031559Normal-000000"><span class="s2031559DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of corrections may prohibit the release of information to inmates or their agents regarding correctional operations, department policies and procedures, and inmate records of the requesting inmate or other inmates if the release would jeopardize the safety or security of a person, the operation of a correctional facility, or the safety of the public. This section does not apply to an inmate's attorney requesting information that is subject to disclosure under this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031559Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031559000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031559Normal"><span class="s2031559SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031559SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031560Normal { 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.s2031560SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031560CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031560Normal-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.s2031560DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031560000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031560SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031560SCL-000002 { 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="s2031560Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.14"><span class="s2031560SENU">1-27-1.14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031560SENU">. </span><span class="s2031560CL">Redaction of records in office of register of deeds not required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031560Normal-000000"><span class="s2031560DefaultParagraphFont">This chapter does not require the redaction of any record, or any portion of a record, which is recorded in the office of the register of deeds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031560Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031560000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031560Normal"><span class="s2031560SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031560SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 21; SL 2010, ch 214, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031561Normal { 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.s2031561SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031561CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031561Normal-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.s2031561DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031561000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031561SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031561SCL-000002 { 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="s2031561Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.15"><span class="s2031561SENU">1-27-1.15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031561SENU">. </span><span class="s2031561CL">Immunity for good faith denial or provision of record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031561Normal-000000"><span class="s2031561DefaultParagraphFont">No civil or criminal liability may attach to a public official for the mistaken denial or provision of a record pursuant to this chapter if that action is taken in good faith.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031561Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031561000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031561Normal"><span class="s2031561SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031561SCL-000002"> SL 2009, ch 10, § 22.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031562Normal { 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.s2031562SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031562CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031562Normal-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.s2031562DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031562000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031562SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031562SCL-000002 { 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="s2031562Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.16"><span class="s2031562SENU">1-27-1.16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031562SENU">. </span><span class="s2031562CL">Material relating to open meeting agenda item to be available--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031562Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031562DefaultParagraphFont">If a meeting is required to be open to the public pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25-1"><span class="s2031562DefaultParagraphFont">1-25-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031562DefaultParagraphFont"> and if any printed material relating to an agenda item of the meeting is prepared or distributed by or at the direction of the governing body or any of its employees and the printed material is distributed before the meeting to all members of the governing body, the material shall either be posted on the governing body's website or made available at the official business office of the governing body at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting or at the time the material is distributed to the governing body, whichever is later. If the material is not posted to the governing body's website, at least one copy of the printed material shall be available in the meeting room for inspection by any person while the governing body is considering the printed material. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to any printed material or record that is specifically exempt from disclosure under the provisions of this chapter or to any printed material or record regarding the agenda item of an executive or closed meeting held in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25-2"><span class="s2031562DefaultParagraphFont">1-25-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031562DefaultParagraphFont">. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to printed material, records, or exhibits involving contested case proceedings held in accordance with the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2031562DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2031562DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031562Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031562000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031562Normal"><span class="s2031562SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031562SCL-000002"> SL 2010, ch 9, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031563Normal { 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.s2031563SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031563CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031563Normal-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.s2031563DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031563000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031563SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031563SCL-000002 { 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="s2031563Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.17"><span class="s2031563SENU">1-27-1.17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031563SENU">. </span><span class="s2031563CL">Draft minutes of public meeting to be available--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031563Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031563DefaultParagraphFont">The unapproved, draft minutes of any public meeting held pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25-1"><span class="s2031563DefaultParagraphFont">1-25-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031563DefaultParagraphFont"> that are required to be kept by law shall be available for inspection by any person within ten business days after the meeting. However, this section does not apply if an audio or video recording of the meeting is available to the public on the governing body's website within five business days after the meeting. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to draft minutes of contested case proceedings held in accordance with the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2031563DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2031563DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031563Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031563000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031563Normal"><span class="s2031563SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031563SCL-000002"> SL 2010, ch 9, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031564Normal { 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.s2031564SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031564CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031564Normal-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.s2031564DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031564000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031564SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031564SCL-000002 { 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="s2031564Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.18"><span class="s2031564SENU">1-27-1.18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031564SENU">. </span><span class="s2031564CL">Recommendations, findings, and reports of appointed working groups to be reported in open meeting--Action by governing body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031564Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031564DefaultParagraphFont">Any final recommendations, findings, or reports that result from a meeting of a committee, subcommittee, task force, or other working group which does not meet the definition of a political subdivision or public body pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25-1"><span class="s2031564DefaultParagraphFont">1-25-1</span></a><span class="s2031564DefaultParagraphFont">, but was appointed by the governing body, shall be reported in open meeting to the governing body which appointed the committee, subcommittee, task force, or other working group. The governing body shall delay taking any official action on the recommendations, findings, or reports until the next meeting of the governing body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031564Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031564000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031564Normal"><span class="s2031564SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031564SCL-000002"> SL 2010, ch 9, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031565Normal { 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.s2031565SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031565CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031565Normal-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.s2031565DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031565000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031565SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031565SCL-000002 { 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="s2031565Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.19"><span class="s2031565SENU">1-27-1.19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031565SENU">. </span><span class="s2031565CL">Public access to records of former Governors and lieutenant governors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031565Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031565DefaultParagraphFont">The records of any Governor and any lieutenant governor are the property of the state and shall be transferred to his or her successor or the state archivist upon leaving office. Once transferred, public access to such records is subject to the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27"><span class="s2031565DefaultParagraphFont">1-27</span></a><span class="s2031565DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031565Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031565000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031565Normal"><span class="s2031565SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031565SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 12, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se9f050777236439fa8cd3bbd9173d1c6SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </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><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </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; } </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><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031568Normal { 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.s2031568SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031568CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031568Normal-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.s2031568DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031568000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031568SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031568SCL-000002 { 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="s2031568Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.22"><span class="s2031568SENU">1-27-1.22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031568SENU">. </span><span class="s2031568CL">Agreement for transfer of records to suitable repository.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031568Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031568DefaultParagraphFont">The state archivist may enter into agreements with any officer designated in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.19"><span class="s2031568DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031568DefaultParagraphFont"> for the transfer of the former officer's records to a museum, institution of higher learning, or other suitable repository within South Dakota upon determining that such repository will allow for the preservation, study, and public access of such records consistent with §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.19"><span class="s2031568DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031568DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.21"><span class="s2031568DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.21</span></a><span class="s2031568DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive. Such agreements shall be entered into only after a public hearing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031568Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031568000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031568Normal"><span class="s2031568SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031568SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 12, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 - Public records open to inspection and copying. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031569Normal { 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.s2031569SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031569CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031569Normal-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.s2031569DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031569000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031569SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031569SCL-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="s2031569Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.23"><span class="s2031569SENU">1-27-1.23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031569SENU">. </span><span class="s2031569CL">Settlement agreements to be public records--Redaction of victim information--Temporary confidentiality for ongoing litigation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031569Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031569DefaultParagraphFont">An agency of the state or a political subdivision may not enter into a settlement agreement with a party to any civil action or proceeding involving a claim for monetary damages or equitable relief in which the settlement agreement requires nondisclosure or confidentiality of the terms of the settlement. A settlement agreement under this section is a public record as defined under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.1"><span class="s2031569DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031569DefaultParagraphFont">. For good cause shown, the court may order the redaction of the name of any victim of crime within the settlement agreement under this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agency of the state or a political subdivision may temporarily maintain the confidentiality of the settlement agreement related to ongoing litigation. The settlement agreement shall become a public record as defined under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-1.1"><span class="s2031569DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031569DefaultParagraphFont"> upon the final disposition and the exhaustion of any appeal from the related litigation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031569Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031569000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031569Normal"><span class="s2031569SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031569SCL-000002"> SL 2019, ch 5, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>