South Dakota § 3-6C-28 - Reporting improper governmental conduct or crime--Requirements--Penalty.
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§ 3-6C-28. Reporting improper governmental conduct or crime--Requirements--Penalty.
A state employee who, in the regular course of the state employee's duties, has reasonable cause to suspect that another state employee has engaged in improper governmental conduct or a crime shall promptly notify a supervisor.
Upon receipt of a reporter's good faith report, a supervisor shall submit information provided by the reporter to the attorney general and auditor-general in a required report pursuant to § 3-6C-29.
The supervisor shall promptly submit to the attorney general and auditor-general any record, as allowed by law, in the supervisor's custody or control, evidencing the improper governmental conduct or crime.
A supervisor who knowingly fails to make a report as required by this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
A supervisor who knowingly and intentionally fails to submit a record as required by this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 2025, ch 25, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-6C-28 ("Reporting improper governmental conduct or crime--Requirements--Penalty.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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