GOVERNMENT OPENNESS TASK FORCE

OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

FEBRUARY, 2003

The following list of statutes was compiled for general use by the Government Openness Task Force.  It includes the state's open meetings law and general state and federal open records laws. This list also includes specific state laws requiring that certain types of documents must be held confidential or, on the other hand, held public. This list was prepared for general use and is not intended to substitute for thorough legal research in the event of specific disputes regarding the South Dakota public information provisions.  Consequently, when relying on this list, care should be taken to also consult the statutes for the subject involved. In addition, some agencies within state government have promulgated rules covering specific types of information. These agencies include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Public Utilities Commission, and others. Accordingly, the specific department rules should be consulted for more specific information regarding particular programs. The Attorney General's office has attempted to provide a complete list, but does not guarantee that every relevant SD statute has been included.

Federal

Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552) http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/ts_search.pl?title=5&sec=552

Privacy Act (5 USC 552a) http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/ts_search.pl?title=5&sec=552a

South Dakota Open Meetings

Open Meeting Laws

Open Public Meetings (SDCL ch. 1-25)

County Budget Meetings (SDCL 7-21-8 to SDCL 7-21-12)

Joint County-Municipal Planning Sessions (SDCL 7-8-16)

Township Meetings (SDCL 8-3-1 et. seq.)

Municipal Board of Trustee Meetings (SDCL 9-7-6)

Municipal Commission Meetings (SDCL 9-9-11, et. seq.)

Municipal Council Meetings (SDCL 9-8-8)

South Dakota General Open Records Laws

     Public Records and Files (SDCL ch. 1-27)

     State Administrative Agency Procedure (SDCL 1-26-2)

South Dakota Statutes (Specific)*

Adoption

Adoption(SDCL 25-6-15 to SDCL 25-6-15.3)

Vital Records (SDCL 34-25-16.4 to SDCL 34-15-16.6)

Agriculture

Value Added Finance Authority (SDCL 1-16E-31)

State Fair (SDCL 1-21-17)

Commercial Fertilizer (SDCL 38-19-12)

Pesticides (SDCL 38-20A-15)

Commercial Feeds (SDCL 39-14-70)

Animal Remedies (SDCL 39-18-43)

Livestock Disease Control (SDCL 40-5-7)

Farm Mediation (SDCL 54-13-18)

Attorney General

          Sex Offender Registry (SDCL 22-22-33, et. seq.)

          Criminal Identification (SDCL 23-5-4, et. seq.)

          Criminal Statistics (SDCL 23-6-9, et. seq.)

          Monopolies & Discriminatory Practices(SDCL 37-1-11.3)

Complaints Lodged on Trade Practices (SDCL 37-24-18)

Bidding

Public Improvements (SDCL 5-18-5 and SDCL 5-18-40).

State Purchases (SDCL 5-23-8.1 to SDCL 5-23-10.1,SDCL 5-23-34)

Building Authority Bonds(SDCL 5-12-50.1)

Commerce & Regulation (Former Department)

Abstractors of Title(SDCL 36-13-4)

Public Accountants

Investigations(SDCL 36-20B-42, et. seq.)

Notice to Other States(SDCL 36-20B-51)

Banking Division

General (SDCL 52-3-5;SDCL 51A-2-33,et.seq.)

Trust Companies (SDCL 51A-6A-2; SDCL 51A-6A-39)

     Funeral Board

Prearranged Funeral Trusts(SDCL 55-11-9)

     Health Professionals Diversion Program (SDCL 36-2A-12)

     Human Rights (SDCL 20-13-32.2)

     Insurance

           Insurers Examination(SDCL 58-3-14 to SDCL 58-3-24)

Enforcement (SDCL 58-4-44 to SDCL 58-4-46)

Insurance Fraud (SDCL 58-4A-12 to SDCL 58-4A-16)

General Powers of Insurers (SDCL 58-5-143 & 144)

Certificates of Authority (SDCL 58-6-80)

Holding Companies (SDCL 58-5A-41; SDCL 58-5A-54)

Medical Malpractice Insurance (SDCL 58-23A-6)

Fire, Marine, Casualty, and Surety (SDCL 58-24-44)

Actuary Opinions (SDCL 58-26-55)

Supervision(SDCL 58-29B-17 to SDCL 58-29B-30)

              Life & Health Assoc. Insolvency (SDCL 58-29C-32)

              Life & Health Administrators (SDCL 58-29D-9)

              Insurance Agents(SDCL 58-30-180,et. seq.)

Unfair Trade Practices (SDCL 58-33-89)

Health Maintenance Organizations (SDCL 58-41-74)

Nursing (SDCL 36-9-92) (See sections VII(d), VII(e), and VIII(b))

Pharmacies and Pharmacists

     Wholesale Drug Distributors (SDCL 36-11A-8)

     Patient Information (SDCL 36-11-69)

Physicians & Surgeons

Board Inspection(SDCL 36-4-22.1 to SDCL 36-4-22.2)

Professional Committees (SDCL 36-4-26.1)

Board Hearings (SDCL 36-4-31.5)

Peer Review Committees (SDCL 36-4-42,et.seq.)

Psychologists

     Credentials (SDCL 36-27A-5)

License Applications (SDCL 36-27A-21)

Securities

Brand-Name Regulation(SDCL 37-5A-60 et. seq.)  

          Technical Professionals

Exams & Inquiries(SDCL 36-18A-24)

Corrections

     Criminal Identification

Warden Records(SDCL 23-5-6 & SDCL 23-5-7)

Parole Files of Penitentiary Inmates(SDCL 24-15-1)

Time of Execution (SDCL 23A-27A-37)

Counties

          Acts & Records of County Officers

Payroll Information (SDCL 6-1-10,et.seq.)

Poor Relief (SDCL 28-13-31, et. seq.)

          County Fairs (SDCL 7-27-20)

Education

Acts & Records of School District Officers

Payroll Information (SDCL 6-1-10,et.seq.)

Academic Achievement Tests (SDCL 13-3-56)

School District Reorganization (SDCL 13-6-3.3)

Teacher Certification (SDCL 13-42-14)

Compulsory Attendance

Certificates of Excuse(SDCL 13-27-9)

Higher Education

     Public Records Generally(SDCL 13-49-31)

     Technical Institutes (SDCL 13-53-45)

Environment & Natural Resources

Hazardous Waste (SDCL 1-40-31)

          Water Pollution (SDCL 34A-2-94 & SDCL 34A-2-111)

          Oil & Gas (SDCL 45-9-18)

Mining Reclamation (SDCL 45-6B-19)

          Mineral Exploration (SDCL 45-6C-14 & SDCL 45-6C-35)

Uranium (SDCL 45-6D-15,SDCL 45-6D-40,et.seq.)

Water Resources Management (SDCL 46A-1-98)

Economic Development

     Value Added Finance Authority (SDCL 1-16E-31)

     Governor's Office of Econ. Development (SDCL 1-33-19.2)

Emergencies and Disasters

Municipal & County Contacts(SDCL 33-15-11.1,et.seq)

Health

Ambulance Service Patient Information (SDCL 34-11-5.1)

Hospital Licensing(SDCL 34-12-17)

Medical Research (SDCL 34-14-3 & SDCL 34-14-4)

Lodging & Food Service Inspection (SDCL 34-18-21.1)

Alcohol & Drug(SDCL 34-20A-90 & SDCL 34-20A-91)

Contagious Disease Control (SDCL 34-22-12.1, et. seq.)

Venereal Disease Reports (SDCL 34-23-2)

Abortion (SDCL 34-23A-7.1)

Childhood Diseases (SDCL 34-24-28, et. seq.)

Housing Development Authority Applications (SDCL 11-11-114)

Human Services

Mental Health Services(SDCL 27A-12-25 et. seq.)

Developmental Disability (SDCL 27B-8-46 et. seq.)

Vocational Rehabilitation (SDCL 28-9-44)

Visually Impaired (SDCL 28-10-21)

Investment Council

Council Reports (SDCL 4-4-32, et. seq.)

Higher Education Savings Plan (SDCL 13-63-2)

Juveniles

     Juvenile Court Records(SDCL 26-7A-27 & 28, SDCL 26-7A-37)

     Juvenile Court Sealed Records(SDCL 26-7A-113, et. seq.)

     Juvenile Correction(SDCL 26-11A-30 & SDCL 26-11A-33)

     Abuse & Neglect Reporting (SDCL 26-8A-3, et. seq.)

Abuse & Neglect Testimony (SDCL 26-8A-30, et. seq.) 

Labor

     Public Records Generally (SDCL 61-3-1, et. seq.)

Recovery for Death or Injury (SDCL 62-4-49)

Employer Records (SDCL 62-6-5 & SDCL 62-6-6)

Autopsy (SDCL 62-8-41)

Legislative Audit

Audit Reports (SDCL 4-11-7.2,et.seq.)

Libraries

     Patron Identity (SDCL 14-2-51)   

Lottery & Gaming

     State Lottery (SDCL 42-7A-50,et. seq.)

     Deadwood Gaming (SDCL 42-7B-58)  

Municipalities

Municipal Proceedings (SDCL 9-18-1,et. seq.)

Financial Reports(SDCL 9-14-17, et. seq.) 

Acts & Records(SDCL 6-1-4, et. seq.) 

Economic Development(SDCL 9-34-19)   

Personnel

     Career Service (SDCL 3-6A-46)(See also SDCL 1-27-1)

     Safety Sensitive Positions (SDCL 23-3-64,et.seq.)

     Pardons (SDCL 24-14-1)

     Public Utilities Commission

          Rulemaking Authority (SDCL 49-1-11)

          Investigations (SDCL 49-31-95)

          Gas Pipeline Safety (SDCL 49-34B-22)

     Retirement System (SDCL 3-12-58.1)        

     Revenue

          Tax Returns (SDCL 10-1-28, et. seq.)

          Inheritance Tax (SDCL 10-41-17)

          Multi-state Audits(SDCL 10-54-1,Article VIII,Sec.6)

          Distilled Spirits (SDCL 35-4-98)

     School and Public Lands

          Mineral Leases (SDCL 5-7-58)

     Secretary of State

          Lobbyists (SDCL 2-12-2)

          State Board of Finance (SDCL 4-1-2)

          Business Corporations (SDCL 47-9-11, et. seq.)

     Social Services   

          Termination of Parental Relations (SDCL 25-5A-20 et. seq.)

          Child Welfare (SDCL 26-4-9.1)

          Children's Homes and Welfare Agencies (SDCL 26-6-20)

     Child Support Collection (SDCL 25-7A-56.6, et. seq.)

Overdue Support Reporting (SDCL 18-1-69)

     Adoption and Child Placement (SDCL 28-1-29, et. seq.)

     Adult Services and Aging (SDCL 28-1-45.1, et. seq.)

          Medical Services (SDCL 28-6-1)

          Title XX Recipient Information (SDCL 28-8-29)

          Trade Secrets Act (SDCL 37-29)

Unified Judicial System**

Sentencing Reports (SDCL 23A-27-5, et. seq.)

     Child Custody Mediation (SDCL 25-4-60)

Veterans Affairs Records (SDCL 33-16-23)  

Victims

Victim's Rights (SDCL 23A-28C-2, et. seq.)

Victim's Compensation (SDCL 23A-28B-36, et. seq.)

**The references in this list do not include many of the records held by the Unified Judicial System information such as the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the Judicial Ethics Committee, or attorney licensing information held by the Supreme Court. Further, no statutes are included that involve the admissibility of evidence in the Courts i.e. rules of evidence or privileges recognized by statutes or the Courts.