1-25-6.1. Duty of state's attorney on receipt of complaint alleging violation by board of county commissioners.
If a complaint alleges a violation of this chapter by a board of county commissioners, the state's attorney shall take one of the following actions:
(1)Prosecute the case pursuant to Title 23A;
(2)Determine that there is no merit to prosecuting the case. The attorney general shall use the information for statistical purposes and may publish abstracts of the information as provided by §1-25-6;
(3)Send the complaint and any investigation file to the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission for further action; or
(4)Refer the complaint to another state's attorney or to the attorney general for action pursuant to §1-25-6.
Source: SL 2010, ch 6, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 25 - Meetings Of Public Agencies
Section 1-25-1.1 - Notice of meeting of political subdivision--Agenda--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 1-25-1.3 - Notice of meeting of the state--Agenda--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 1-25-1.4 - Information to be posted on state website.
Section 1-25-1.5 - Teleconference meeting or hearing--Quorum--Vote.
Section 1-25-1.6 - Public participation in teleconference meeting.
Section 1-25-2 - Executive or closed meetings--Purposes--Authorization--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 1-25-3 - Minutes of proceedings--Availability to public--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 1-25-6 - Duty of state's attorney on receipt of complaint alleging chapter violation.
Section 1-25-8 - Open Meeting Commission--Appointment of members--Chair.
Section 1-25-9 - Limitations on participation by commission members.
Section 1-25-10 - State Investment Council may discuss certain matters in executive session.
Section 1-25-11 - Recording of open official meeting to be permitted.