<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 26-11A-32 - Retaliatory acts against individual who cooperates with monitor prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050953Normal { 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.s2050953SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050953CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050953Normal-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.s2050953DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050953000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050953SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050953SCL-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="s2050953Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-11A-32"><span class="s2050953SENU">26-11A-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050953SENU">. </span><span class="s2050953CL">Retaliatory acts against individual who cooperates with monitor prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050953Normal-000000"><span class="s2050953DefaultParagraphFont">No state agency nor any individual acting for a state agency may take any adverse action against an individual in retaliation because the individual cooperated with or provided information to the monitor. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050953Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050953000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050953Normal"><span class="s2050953SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050953SCL-000002"> SL 2000, ch 128, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html>