<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 1-6-4.1 - Official pledge to state flag--Not recited before pledge to United States flag. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2030435Normal { 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.s2030435SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2030435CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2030435Normal-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.s2030435DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2030435Normal-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.s2030435000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2030435SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2030435SCL-000003 { 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="s2030435Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-6-4.1"><span class="s2030435SENU">1-6-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2030435SENU">. </span><span class="s2030435CL">Official pledge to state flag--Not recited before pledge to United States flag.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030435Normal-000000"><span class="s2030435DefaultParagraphFont">The official pledge to the state flag is:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030435Normal-000001"><span class="s2030435DefaultParagraphFont">"I pledge loyalty and support to the flag and State of South Dakota, land of sunshine, land of infinite variety."</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030435Normal-000001"><span class="s2030435DefaultParagraphFont">However, the pledge to the flag and to the state may not preempt, replace nor be recited before the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030435Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2030435000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2030435Normal"><span class="s2030435SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2030435SCL-000003"> SL 1987, ch 4, §§ 1, 2.</span></p></div></body></html>