South Dakota Statutes
§ 61-3-5 — Reports and communications privileged in actions for defamation.
South Dakota § 61-3-5
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 61-3-5 (2026).
Text
No letter, report, communication, or other matter, whether oral or written, from the employer, the employer's agents, representatives or employees, to each other or to the secretary of labor and regulation, the secretary's agents, representatives or employees, which have been written or made in connection with the requirements and administration of this title or any rules promulgated pursuant to this title, may be made subject matter or basis for any action, whether civil or criminal, for slander or libel.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 17.0814 as added by SL 1943, ch 80; SL 1993, ch 375, § 23; SL 2008, ch 277, § 50; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord.
Nearby Sections
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§ 61-1-1
Definition of terms.§ 61-1-10
Employment defined.§ 61-1-10.1
Transferred to §§§ 61-1-10.10
Repealed by SL 1990, ch 415, § 3.§ 61-1-10.11
Repealed by SL 1991, ch 414, § 1.§ 61-1-10.3
Transferred to §§ 61-1-10.4
Transferred to §§ 61-1-10.5
Transferred to §§ 61-1-10.6
Transferred to §§§ 61-1-14
Unemployment compensation funds for political subdivisions permitted--Expenditures from fund.§ 61-1-16
Repealed by SL 1977, ch 420, § 38.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 61-3-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/61-3-5.