2-16-8. Copyrights of material--Contract for use of state's copyright.

The South Dakota Code Commission shall provide that the material authorized for publication by § 2-16-6 will be copyrighted by the State of South Dakota, in the name of the State of South Dakota, to the extent permitted by federal copyright law. The commission may contract with printers, publishers, and computer retrieval companies for use of the state's copyright.

Source: SL 1966, ch 239, § 4 (2); SL 1988, ch 24, § 7; SL 2021, ch 19, § 2.

2-16-8.1. Restriction on printing or distributing copyrighted material in code--Violation as misdemeanor.

Except as authorized by federal copyright law, no person may print or distribute copyrighted material from the South Dakota Codified Laws without the express authorization of the Code Commission. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1984, ch 10, § 2; SL 1992, ch 158, § 2; SL 1995, ch 14, § 2.