South Dakota § 3-6C-33 Reporter safeguards--Immunity--Exclusion.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 3-6C-33 — Reporter safeguards--Immunity--Exclusion.

South Dakota § 3-6C-33

Title 3PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 3-6BSTATE EMPLOYMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 3-6C-33 (2026).

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A reporter who makes a good faith report of improper governmental conduct or crime, or submits records in support of the good faith report, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed, and has the same immunity for participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the good faith report. The immunity does not extend to a state employee who participated in the reported improper governmental conduct or crime.

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A reporter who makes a good faith report of improper governmental conduct or crime, or submits records in support of the good faith report, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed, and has the same immunity for participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the good faith report. The immunity does not extend to a state employee who participated in the reported improper governmental conduct or crime.