South Dakota § 16-17A-2 Immunity for assistance--Exclusions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 16-17A-2 — Immunity for assistance--Exclusions.

South Dakota § 16-17A-2

Title 16COURTS AND JUDICIARY

Ch. 16THE STATE BAR OF SOUTH DAKOTA BY-LAWS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 16-17A-2 (2026).

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A person is immune from liability for any damages to any person or property caused by the person's acts or omissions in assisting or offering to assist a lawyer or judge who is impaired or suspected of being impaired in obtaining medical or therapeutic treatment for the impairment or other related support services. This section does not apply to any:

(1)Health care provider or counselor who receives compensation or anything of value, including payments from an insurance policy or federal or state health care program, for providing treatment or other services to a lawyer or judge who is impaired or suspected of being impaired; or (2) Damages caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless misconduct.

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A person is immune from liability for any damages to any person or property caused by the person's acts or omissions in assisting or offering to assist a lawyer or judge who is impaired or suspected of being impaired in obtaining medical or therapeutic treatment for the impairment or other related support services. This section does not apply to any: (1) Health care provider or counselor who receives compensation or anything of value, including payments from an insurance policy or federal or state health care program, for providing treatment or other services to a lawyer or judge who is impaired or suspected of being impaired; or (2) Damages caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless misconduct.