Title 1 — STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT

The state auditor shall make an annual report to the Governor. (1) Such report shall fully disclose as shown by the records of the state auditor, the balance in each fund at the close of the preceding fiscal year, all receipts and transfers affecting each fund, expenditures from …

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The state auditor is authorized to appoint a deputy, for whose acts as such he shall be responsible, and such other employees and require them to furnish bonds in a penal sum no greater than one - half the penal sum of his own bond whenever necessary for the proper administration…

The state auditor shall employ a qualified individual with experience in accounting and auditing to monitor the state accounting system. The state auditor is entitled to access all digital and onsite accounts, books, records, reports, and vouchers, of every agency, pertaining to …

The state treasurer is authorized to include indemnity provisions in contracts with banks regarding the establishment and maintenance of accounts for the provision of payment processing. Source: SL 2019, ch 25 , § 2.

The state treasurer shall make an annual report to the Governor. Such report shall fully disclose the transactions of the treasurer's office, the condition of the various funds and the state indebtedness. It shall show a full and true exhibit of the state of the public accounts a…

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The state treasurer is authorized to appoint a deputy, for whose acts as such he shall be responsible. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.1409.

The teen court grant program is hereby established in the Office of the State Treasurer. The purpose of the grant program is to support the development, growth, quality, and continuation of teen court programs in South Dakota through grants awarded by the South Dakota Teen Court …

There is hereby established in the state treasury the teen court grant program fund to be administered by the Office of the State Treasurer. Money shall enter the fund through contributions, grants, transfers, settlement funds, interest received on moneys in the fund, and any oth…

The South Dakota Teen Court Association shall award grants to entities within the State of South Dakota that are recognized by the National Youth Court Association. The awards shall be to support the development, growth, quality, and continuation of teen court programs in South D…

The association shall award grants as provided in §§ 1-10-5 to 1-10-9 , inclusive, and publicize the availability of and procedures for obtaining such grants. Source: SL 2007, ch 3 , § 4, eff. Mar. 16, 2007.

The Teen Court Association shall submit an annual report to the state treasurer not later than October first of each year. The annual report shall detail the name and location of organizations receiving grant awards. The report shall also contain the amount and duration of such a…

It is the duty of the attorney general: (1) To appear for the state and prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the Supreme Court, in which the state shall be interested as a party; (2) When requested by the Governor or either branch of the Legisla…

The attorney general shall be licensed to practice law in South Dakota under §

Under such resolution or order of the Governor, or the attorney general's own relation with consent of the Governor, the attorney general and his assistants, agents, and employees shall have access to any and all books, blanks, reports, correspondence, records, property, office d…

The attorney general is hereby authorized to expend any moneys or appropriations made available to the attorney general's office, for the purpose of making investigations authorized by §

The attorney general shall make a report to the Governor in each year, showing the business transacted in his office. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.1506; SL 1980, ch 23 , § 8.

The attorney general may require persons requesting information to reimburse him for the actual costs of providing such information, other than proposed rules. The reimbursable costs include, but are not limited to, the cost of published documents, clerical time, and document rep…

If the Governor directs the attorney general to commence legal action seeking any recovery on behalf of the state, the governing body of any governmental entity exercising any part of the state's sovereign power, upon request of the attorney general, within thirty days of the req…

The Office of Internet Crimes Investigation, Bureau of Information and Telecommunication and its functions are transferred to the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Investigation. The Attorney General of the State of South Dakota shall perform the functions of t…

There is hereby established a statewide 24/7 sobriety program to be administered by the Office of the Attorney General. The program shall coordinate efforts among various state and local government entities for the purpose of finding and implementing alternatives to incarceration…

These fees shall be deposited into the state general fund; (5) Any enrollment and monitoring fee collected in the administration of ignition interlock device testing shall be collected by the sheriff, or an entity designated by the sheriff, and deposited with the county treasurer…

Each county, through the county sheriff, may participate in the 24/7 sobriety program. If a sheriff is unwilling or unable to participate in the 24/7 sobriety program, the sheriff may designate an entity willing to provide the service. If twice-a-day testing is ordered, the sheri…

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The court may condition any bond or pre-trial release upon participation in the 24/7 sobriety program and payment of associated costs and expenses. Source: SL 2007, ch 4 , § 4.

The court may condition the granting of a suspended imposition of sentence, suspended execution of sentence, or probation upon participation in the 24/7 sobriety program and payment of associated costs and expenses. Source: SL 2007, ch 4 , § 5.

During any stage of a proceeding under chapter 26-8A , the court may condition the placement or return of an apparent, alleged, or adjudicated abused or neglected child on participation in the 24/7 sobriety program and payment of associated costs and expenses. Source: SL 2007, ch…

The Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Corrections, or any parole agent may condition parole upon participation in the 24/7 sobriety program and payment of associated cost and expense. Source: SL 2007, ch 4 , § 7.

The Office of the Attorney General, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , may promulgate rules for the administration of §§ 1-11-17 to 1-11-25 , inclusive, to: (1) Regulate the nature, method, and manner of testing; (2) Provide for procedures and apparatus for testing including electronic m…

Any fees collected under §§ 1-11-17 to 1-11-25 , inclusive, shall be distributed as follows: (1) Any daily user fee collected in the administration of twice-a-day testing, drug patch testing, or urinalysis testing under the 24/7 sobriety program shall be collected by the sheriff,…

All fees collected for deposit in the state 24/7 sobriety fund created by § 1-11-18 shall be remitted on at least a quarterly basis. Source: SL 2014, ch 6 , § 11.

A participant submitting to twice-a-day testing shall pay a user fee of not more than three dollars for each test. Source: SL 2011, ch 4 , § 5; SL 2014, ch 6 , § 2.

A participant submitting to urinalysis testing shall pay a user fee of not more than ten dollars for each test. If further analysis of the sample is required or requested, the participant is responsible for payment of the actual costs incurred by the participating agency for the …

A participant submitting to wear a drug patch shall pay a user fee of not more than seventy dollars for each drug patch attached. Source: SL 2011, ch 4 , § 7; SL 2014, ch 6 , § 4; SL 2024, ch 5 , § 1.

A participant submitting to the wearing of the electronic alcohol monitoring device or the use of a mobile breath alcohol testing shall pay a user fee of not more than ten dollars per day. The participant shall also pay an installation fee and a deactivation fee, in the amount of…

There shall be paid to the attorney general all his necessary traveling expenses including food and lodging incurred while journeying in the performance of the duties of his office, to be paid upon an itemized statement verified by oath. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.1507; SL 1947, ch 2…

A participant submitting to the installation of an ignition interlock device shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the installation and operation of the ignition interlock device directly to the authorized vendor pursuant to a contract between the vendor and participan…

A participant shall pay all electronic alcohol monitoring device or mobile breath alcohol testing device fees in advance or at the same time the device is activated. All other applicable fees shall be paid in advance or at the time of testing. Source: SL 2011, ch 4 , § 10; SL 201…

A sheriff, an entity designated by a sheriff, or a directing entity may, in addition to any other authorized sanction, remove a participant from electronic alcohol monitoring device testing, ignition interlock device testing, or mobile breath alcohol testing and place the partici…

Each participant in the 24/7 sobriety program shall pay a participation fee of not more than three dollars per day. Source: SL 2011, ch 4 , § 11; SL 2014, ch 6 , § 7.

The attorney general shall meet annually with participating agencies to review fees and collection procedures for the 24/7 sobriety program. The attorney general shall set and give notice of the time and place for the meeting. The attorney general shall set, by rules promulgated …

The Insurance Fraud Prevention Unit created by chapter 58-4A and its functions in the former Department of Revenue and Regulation are transferred to the attorney general except for the Division's assessment authority set out in § 58-4A-14 which shall remain with the Division of I…

Source: SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 79, eff. April 12, 2011; SL 2020, ch 178 , § 3, eff. Mar. 9, 2020.

Terms used in this section and §§ 1-11-38 to 1-11-45 , inclusive, mean: (1) "Investigative subpoena," a written demand issued by the attorney general or the attorney general's designee, after judicial approval, requiring the production of business records relevant to an official …

In any criminal investigation conducted by the Division of Criminal Investigation involving a state offense related to internet crimes against children or human trafficking, the attorney general or the attorney general's designee may apply to a magistrate judge or circuit judge o…

Any magistrate judge or circuit court judge of Hughes County has statewide authority to review, approve, and issue an investigative subpoena, regardless of: (1) The county or judicial circuit in which the criminal investigation originates; (2) The location of the business records…

The attorney general may appoint such assistant attorneys general as may be necessary for efficient performance of his duties and may fix their compensation but no expenditure for any such purposes in excess of the amounts appropriated by the Legislature is authorized. The appoin…

There is created in the Office of the Attorney General a Division of Consumer Affairs. The director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall be appointed by the attorney general. Source: SL 1979, ch 5 , § 3.

The Office of the Attorney General shall perform the functions of the former Division of Consumer Protection of the former Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs relating to consumer affairs, chapter 37-23 , and deceptive trade practices and consumer protection, chapter 37-2…