1-24-21. Liability of law enforcement officers acting in reciprocal capacity.
Any certified law enforcement officer acting under a reciprocal interstate law enforcement agreement shall be treated as a law enforcement officer of the requesting agency for liability purposes while in its jurisdiction and shall have the same authority as any other certified law enforcement officer of the requesting agency. A certified law enforcement officer is any employee of the public agency who is certified as a law enforcement officer under its state laws and is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal or traffic laws in their respective jurisdictions.
Source: SL 1997, ch 9, ยง2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 24 - Joint Exercise Of Governmental Powers
Section 1-24-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 1-24-2 - Joint exercise of powers authorized--Exceptions.
Section 1-24-3 - Agreements for cooperative action authorized--Approval by governing bodies.
Section 1-24-4 - Contents of agreement.
Section 1-24-5 - Provisions for control agency and property.
Section 1-24-6 - Agreements to be approved by state agency.
Section 1-24-6.1 - Agreements filed with attorney general and Legislative Research Council--Time.
Section 1-24-7 - Appropriation of funds and services to carry out agreement.
Section 1-24-8 - Contracts for service by public agencies.
Section 1-24-9 - Agencies not relieved from obligations by agreement.
Section 1-24-10 - Severability of provisions.
Section 1-24-11 - Pool arrangement defined.
Section 1-24-14 - Funding arrangements with health and educational facilities authority.
Section 1-24-15 - Agreements for investment of public moneys.
Section 1-24-16 - Election when agreement pledges full faith and credit of public agency.
Section 1-24-19 - Political subdivisions authorized to form separate administrative or legal entity.
Section 1-24-20 - Reciprocal interstate agreements for purpose of law enforcement.
Section 1-24-21 - Liability of law enforcement officers acting in reciprocal capacity.
Section 1-24-22 - Agreements of parties to an interstate law enforcement agreement.
Section 1-24-23 - Approval of Governor required for reciprocal agreements.
Section 1-24-25 - Term of agreement regarding high school equivalency test--Renewal.