<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-20A-100 - First responder defined.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-20A-100 - First responder defined."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-20A-100 - First responder defined."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-20A-100"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-100" rel="noopener"><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eSENU">34-20A-100</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eSENU">. </span><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eCL">First responder defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-98" rel="noopener"><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">34-20A-98</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-103" rel="noopener"><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">34-20A-103</span></a><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, "first responder" means:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A law enforcement officer as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-1-2" rel="noopener"><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">22-1-2</span></a><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    An individual responding to an emergency call as part of an ambulance service licensed pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11" rel="noopener"><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">34-11</span></a><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eStatuteNumber1"><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    A firefighter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4e000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="scef45ab9b508494b9d47496d731fbd4eSCL">SL 2015, ch 179, § 3; SL 2025, ch 128, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>