South Dakota § 34-20G-45 - Secure phone or web-based verification system.
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§ 34-20G-45. Secure phone or web-based verification system.
Within one hundred twenty days of July 1, 2021, the department shall establish a secure phone or web-based verification system. The verification system shall allow law enforcement personnel and medical cannabis establishments to enter a registry identification number and determine whether the number corresponds with a current, valid registry identification card. The system may disclose only:
(1) Whether the identification card is valid;
(2) The name of the cardholder;
(3) Whether the cardholder is a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver;
(4) Whether the cardholder is permitted to cultivate cannabis plants;
(5) The registry identification number of any affiliated registered qualifying patient; and
(6) The registry identification of the qualifying patient's dispensary or dispensaries, if any.
Source: Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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