South Dakota § 32-32-17 - External video system--Recordings discoverable, admissible--System installation.

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§ 32-32-17. External video system--Recordings discoverable, admissible--System installation.

If any school bus, as defined in § 32-32-1, is transporting students enrolled in a school district in this state and is equipped with an external video system capable of recording traffic activity around the bus, any recording from that video system is discoverable and may be entered into evidence in any civil or criminal action.

No district or bus company is required to install an external video system under § 32-32-6 or this section.

Source: SL 2025, ch 131, § 2.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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