<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 45-6C-14 - Confidential information and notice of intent protected--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066442Normal { 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.s2066442SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066442CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066442Normal-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.s2066442DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066442000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066442SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066442SCL-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="s2066442Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6C-14"><span class="s2066442SENU">45-6C-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066442SENU">. </span><span class="s2066442CL">Confidential information and notice of intent protected--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066442Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066442DefaultParagraphFont">Information provided to the state agencies in the notice of intent to conduct an exploration shall be public information, except that the tentative test hole locations required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6C-9"><span class="s2066442DefaultParagraphFont">45-6C-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066442DefaultParagraphFont"> and the location of completed test holes are confidential for two years after the completion of the exploration operation. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066442Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066442000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066442Normal"><span class="s2066442SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066442SCL-000002"> SL 1982, ch 306, § 14.</span></p></div></body></html>