<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 21-22-28 - Protection of privacy--Sealing and availability of documents.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2083044Normal { 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.s2083044SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083044CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2083044Statute { 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.s2083044DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083044000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2083044NoIndent { 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.s2083044DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083044SCL { 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 21-22-28 - Protection of privacy--Sealing and availability of documents."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 21-22-28 - Protection of privacy--Sealing and availability of documents."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=21-22-28"><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="s2083044Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-22-28" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083044SENU">21-22-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083044SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083044CL">Protection of privacy--Sealing and availability of documents. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083044Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083044DefaultParagraphFont">The privacy of those who have established a court trust or other trust shall be protected in any court proceeding concerning the trust. Upon the filing of any petition, the instrument on which the trust is based, briefs, and the entire court file including a trust's inventory, statement filed by any fiduciary, annual verified report of a fiduciary, final report of a fiduciary, and all petitions relevant to trust administration and all court orders thereon shall be sealed upon filing and may not be made a part of the public record of the proceeding, but are available to the court, to the trustor, to any fiduciary, to any enforcer, to any beneficiary or the beneficiary's representative as provided in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-18" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083044DefaultParagraphFont">55-18</span></a><span class="s2083044DefaultParagraphFont">, to their attorneys, and to such other interested persons as the court may order upon a showing of the need.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083044Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083044000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083044NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083044DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2083044SCL">SL 1998, ch 282, § 30; SL 2002, ch 100, § 1; SL 2014, ch 226, § 16; SL 2016, ch 231, § 28; SL 2017, ch 204, § 24; SL 2021, ch 207, § 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 21-22-28 - Protection of privacy--Sealing and availability of documents.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53Normal { 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.s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 21-22-28.1 - Protection of privacy--Remote access to court file--Attorney of record."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 21-22-28.1 - Protection of privacy--Remote access to court file--Attorney of record."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-22-28.1"><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="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=21-22-28.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53SENU">21-22-28.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53SENU">. </span><span class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53CL">Protection of privacy--Remote access to court file--Attorney of record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53Normal"><span class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53DefaultParagraphFont">The Unified Judicial System shall provide remote online access to the court file to the attorney of record for a court trust or other trust, as indicated in the court record, through a secured online portal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s85f7974b1cc6430fac0f9c6b1bc93c53SCL">SL 2026, ch 247 (Supreme Court Rule 26-06), eff. July 1, 2026.</span></p></div></body></html>