15-15A-8. Confidential numbers, financial documents, and name of child victim excluded from public access.
The following information in a court record is not accessible to the public:
(1)Social security numbers, employer or taxpayer identification numbers, and financial or medical account numbers of an individual.
(2)Financial documents such as income tax returns, W-2's and schedules, wage stubs, credit card statements, financial institution statements, check registers, and other financial information.
(3)The name of any minor child alleged to be the victim of a crime in any adult criminal proceeding.
Source: SL 2005, ch 291 (Supreme Court Rule 05-05), eff. Feb. 25, 2005; SL 2015, ch 269 (Supreme Court Rule 15-07), eff. July 1, 2015.
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.