<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-12-3.5 - Discharge not conditioned on labor--Compensation exempt from facility charges. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051191Normal { 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.s2051191SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051191CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051191Normal-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.s2051191DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051191DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051191000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051191SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051191SCL-000003 { 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="s2051191Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.5"><span class="s2051191SENU">27A-12-3.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051191SENU">. </span><span class="s2051191CL">Discharge not conditioned on labor--Compensation exempt from facility charges.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051191Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051191DefaultParagraphFont">In no event may discharge be conditioned upon the completion of any labor performed under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.4"><span class="s2051191DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12-3.4</span></a><span class="s2051191DefaultParagraphFont">, and one</span><span class="s2051191DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2051191DefaultParagraphFont">half of any compensation paid to the person shall be exempt from collection for payment for services rendered by the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051191Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051191000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051191Normal"><span class="s2051191SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051191SCL-000003"> SL 1975, ch 181, § 23; SDCL Supp, § 27-7-67; SL 1991, ch 220, § 182; SDCL, § 27A-12-24.</span></p></div></body></html>