South Dakota § 23A-35B-6 - Testing or counseling for officer upon possible exchange of bodily fluids with suspect.
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§ 23A-35B-6. Testing or counseling for officer upon possible exchange of bodily fluids with suspect.
Any law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that in a crime of violence case, an assault, a violation of chapter 32-23 or a case of resisting arrest, or in an equivalent juvenile delinquency adjudication, there may have been an exchange of blood or other bodily fluids from the defendant or the juvenile to the officer, the officer may request that the Department of Health provide counseling, testing for infection by blood-borne pathogens, and referral for appropriate health care and support services to the officer through its public health services. Such referral does not include any requirement that the Department of Health bear any responsibility for provision of such health care or support services to the officer.
Source: SL 1992, ch 172, § 2; SL 1993, ch 184, § 6.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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