<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 27A-12-3.3 - Right of access to protection of receiving assistance. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051189Normal { 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.s2051189SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051189CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051189Normal-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.s2051189DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051189000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051189SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051189SCL-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="s2051189Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.3"><span class="s2051189SENU">27A-12-3.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051189SENU">. </span><span class="s2051189CL">Right of access to protection of receiving assistance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051189Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051189DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.1"><span class="s2051189DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12-3.1</span></a><span class="s2051189DefaultParagraphFont">, a person has the right to access to, including opportunities and facilities for private communications with, any available rights protection service, or to a system designated to provide protection of receiving assistance to understand, exercise, and protect the rights described in this section and in other provisions of law.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051189Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051189000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051189Normal"><span class="s2051189SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051189SCL-000002"> SL 1991, ch 220, § 178.</span></p></div></body></html>