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§ 1-51-1 — Department of Public Safety created.

South Dakota § 1-51-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 1STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
Ch. 1-51DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 1-51-1 (2026).

Text

There is hereby created a Department of Public Safety. The head of the Department of Public Safety is the Secretary of Public Safety who shall be appointed and serve pursuant to the provisions of the S.D. Const., Art. IV, § 9.

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Legislative History

SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 18.

Nearby Sections

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§ 1-1-1
Territorial extent of sovereignty and jurisdiction--Cessions to United States.
§ 1-1-1.1
Retrocession of jurisdiction over federal enclaves--Indian lands excluded--Filing of documents--Document content--Agreement authorized.
§ 1-1-10
Land entry authorized to survey boundaries--Consent required to enter mine--Damage to property.
§ 1-1-11
Repealed
§ 1-1-12
Indian country--Assumption of jurisdiction.
§ 1-1-13
Tribal referendum on jurisdiction of Indian lands--Notice of result to county commissioners--Failure to take referendum.
§ 1-1-14
Resolution of county commissioners assuming jurisdiction--Contract for federal reimbursement of costs.
§ 1-1-15
Prosecution of criminal offenses on Indian lands.
§ 1-1-16
Indian hunting, trapping and fishing rights preserved.
§ 1-1-17
Highways in Indian lands--Acceptance of jurisdiction.
§ 1-1-18
Indian country--Assumption of jurisdiction.
§ 1-1-19
Negotiation and acceptance of federal reimbursement of costs of jurisdiction.
§ 1-1-2
Federal jurisdiction over previously acquired land--Prior grants confirmed--Reserved jurisdiction to serve process.
§ 1-1-2.1
Concurrent federal and state jurisdiction over crimes on national park, memorial, and monument lands.
§ 1-1-2.2
Vesting and duration of concurrent jurisdiction.
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