<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 23-3-45 - Exemption of officers already serving. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047908Normal { 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.s2047908SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047908CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047908Normal-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.s2047908DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047908000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047908SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047908SCL-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="s2047908Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-45"><span class="s2047908SENU">23-3-45</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047908SENU">. </span><span class="s2047908CL">Exemption of officers already serving.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047908Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont">Law enforcement officers, elected or appointed, who are already serving on July 1, 1970, shall not be required to meet any requirement of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-41"><span class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-41</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-42"><span class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont"> as a condition of tenure or continued employment. The Legislature finds, and it is hereby declared to be the policy of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-26"><span class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-47"><span class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-47</span></a><span class="s2047908DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, that such law enforcement officers have satisfied such requirements by their experience.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047908Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047908000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047908Normal"><span class="s2047908SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047908SCL-000002"> SL 1970, ch 145, § 5 (a).</span></p></div></body></html>