South Dakota § 9-14-42 - Prospective municipal employees--Criminal background check.
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§ 9-14-42. Prospective municipal employees--Criminal background check.
A municipality may require each individual seeking employment with a municipality to submit to a state and federal criminal background investigation by means of fingerprint checks by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The municipality may submit completed fingerprint cards to the Division of Criminal Investigation before the prospective new employee enters into service. Upon completion of the state and federal criminal background check, the Division of Criminal Investigation shall forward to the municipality all information obtained as a result of the check. Failure to submit to or cooperate with the criminal background investigation is grounds for denial of employment.
Source: SL 2009, ch 36, § 1; SL 2026, ch 33, § 29.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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