<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 24-11-43 - Liability of private entity contracting for correctional facility. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049527Normal { 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.s2049527SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049527CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049527Normal-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.s2049527DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049527000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049527SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049527SCL-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="s2049527Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=24-11-43"><span class="s2049527SENU">24-11-43</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049527SENU">. </span><span class="s2049527CL">Liability of private entity contracting for correctional facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049527Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049527DefaultParagraphFont">A private entity operating under a contract authorized by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=24-11-40"><span class="s2049527DefaultParagraphFont">24-11-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049527DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=24-11-41"><span class="s2049527DefaultParagraphFont">24-11-41</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049527DefaultParagraphFont"> is not entitled to claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private entity. However, this section does not deprive the private entity or the compact, municipality, or county of any benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages or establishing defenses to liability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049527Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049527000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049527Normal"><span class="s2049527SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049527SCL-000002"> SL 1991, ch 207, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>