Title 3 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
37 chapters · 1,057 sections in this title.
SDCL § 3-24-1 State Government Accountability Board established
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There is hereby created a State Government Accountability Board to be composed of four members appointed by the Governor. Each member to be appointed shall be a former or retired circuit court judge or Supreme Court Justice. No more than two of the appointed members may be of the…
SDCL § 3-24-10 Annual report by board
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The board shall annually report to the people, the Governor, and the Legislature on its activities. The report shall include data regarding any allegations of violations of subdivisions of § 3-24-3 , including the number of reports filed, complaints received, number of unique per…
SDCL § 3-24-11 Administrative and budgetary support--Staff
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The State Government Accountability Board is attached to the Office of the Attorney General for administrative and budgetary support. In order to review and investigate any alleged violation of the subdivisions listed in § 3-24-3 , the board may employ staff as it deems necessary…
SDCL § 3-24-2 Terms of office
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The initial appointments for the members of the board are temporary and staggered with one member serving two years, one member serving three years, one member serving four years, and one member serving five years. Each member's initial term is to be determined by the Governor. S…
SDCL § 3-24-3 Review and investigation of allegations of misconduct
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The State Government Accountability Board may review and investigate any person holding a statewide office, as defined in § 12-27-1 , and employees of the executive branch of the state regarding: (1) Allegations of impropriety related to any contract, grant, or loan with any publ…
Information, reports, and complaints to board--Confidentiality of records
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Any person acting in good faith may: (1) Furnish information to the board relating to suspected, anticipated, or completed violations of a corrupt act relating to any subdivision in § 3-24-3 ; (2) File a report with the board; or (3) File a complaint with the board alleging a vio…
SDCL § 3-24-5 Referral to Division of Criminal Investigation--Referral to state's attorney or attorney general
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The board may refer any information, report, or complaint it receives to the Division of Criminal Investigation for investigation. If, based on the information, report, or complaint, the board has reasonable cause to believe that a crime has been committed, the matter shall be re…
SDCL § 3-24-6 Immunity of person acting in good faith--Civil actions
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A person acting in good faith is immune from civil liability for furnishing information, filing a report, or making a complaint. If a civil action is commenced against a person for damages related to furnishing information, filing a report, or making a complaint and the court det…
SDCL § 3-24-7 Contested case hearing
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If a majority of the members of the board vote that there is sufficient information to believe that a statewide office holder or executive branch employee has engaged in misconduct related to any subdivision of § 3-24-3 , the board shall conduct a contested case hearing according…
SDCL § 3-24-8 Determination of misconduct
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At the conclusion of the contested case hearing before the board, if the board determines by a majority vote of the board that a violation has occurred, the board may: (1) Issue a public or private reprimand; (2) Direct a person to engage in coursework or community service; or (3…
SDCL § 3-24-9 Status update from board
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A person who has submitted information, a report, or complaint to the board pursuant to § 3-24-4 may request a status update from the board. The board shall respond in writing. Source: SL 2017, ch 32 , § 9.