<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 21-32A-2 - Immunity of employees, officers, or agents--Affirmative defense. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046384Normal { 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.s2046384SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046384CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046384Normal-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.s2046384DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046384000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046384SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046384SCL-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="s2046384Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-32A-2"><span class="s2046384SENU">21-32A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046384SENU">. </span><span class="s2046384CL">Immunity of employees, officers, or agents--Affirmative defense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046384Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046384DefaultParagraphFont">Except insofar as a public entity, including the state, participates in a risk sharing pool or insurance is purchased pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-32A-1"><span class="s2046384DefaultParagraphFont">21-32A-1</span></a><span class="s2046384DefaultParagraphFont">, any employee, officer, or agent of the public entity, including the state, while acting within the scope of his employment or agency, whether such acts are ministerial or discretionary, is immune from suit or liability for damages brought against him in either his individual or official capacity. The immunity recognized herein may be raised by way of affirmative defense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046384Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046384000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046384Normal"><span class="s2046384SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046384SCL-000002"> SL 1986, ch 175, § 2; SL 1987, ch 163, § 2; SL 1991, ch 184.</span></p></div></body></html>