<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 1-32-5 - Secretary's access to records within department--Restrictions on disclosure. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2031654Normal { 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.s2031654SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031654CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2031654Normal-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.s2031654DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031654000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031654SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2031654SCL-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="s2031654Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-32-5"><span class="s2031654SENU">1-32-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031654SENU">. </span><span class="s2031654CL">Secretary's access to records within department--Restrictions on disclosure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031654Normal-000000"><span class="s2031654DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of the principal department shall have complete access to the records of any agency within his department, provided, however, that any statutory restrictions on the disclosure of confidential information and penalties for unlawful disclosure of such information shall apply to the secretary of the principal department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031654Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031654000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2031654Normal"><span class="s2031654SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2031654SCL-000002"> SL 1973, ch 2, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>