15-15A-16. Access to certain court security information.
Any information maintained by the Unified Judicial System for safeguarding and enhancing court security is not accessible to the public unless authorized by an order of the court. This includes information pertaining to the protection of the public, court staff and public property such as:
a.Any vulnerability or threat assessments;
b.Response plans intended to prevent or mitigate criminal acts;
c.Emergency management or response protocols or standards;
d. Training materials or after-action reports for courthouse security training and assessment;
e.Intelligence information, complaints, and incident or threat reporting forms; and
f.Security manuals, standards, procedures, policies, or plans.
Source: SL 2022, ch 261 (Supreme Court Rule 22-08), eff. Feb. 28, 2022.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15A - Unified Judicial System Court Records Rule
Section 15-15A-1 - Purpose of rule of access to court records.
Section 15-15A-2 - Who has access to court records under the rule.
Section 15-15A-3 - Definition of terms.
Section 15-15A-4 - Applicability of rule.
Section 15-15A-5 - General access rule.
Section 15-15A-6 - Court records that are only publicly available at a court facility.
Section 15-15A-7 - Court records excluded from public access.
Section 15-15A-10 - Procedure for requesting access to confidential financial documents.
Section 15-15A-11 - Requests for bulk distribution of court records.
Section 15-15A-12 - Access to compiled information from court records.
Section 15-15A-13 - Requests to prohibit public access to information in court records.
Section 15-15A-14 - When court records may be accessed.
Section 15-15A-15 - Fees for accessing court records.
Section 15-15A-16 - Access to certain court security information.