2-12-17. Public official defined.
For purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, the term, public official, means:
(1)Any person holding a statewide office as defined in §12-27-1, including any person who has been elected or appointed but who has not yet assumed office;
(2)Any head of an agency in the executive branch, including any person who has been appointed but who has not yet assumed office; or
(3)Any member or member-elect of the Legislature.
Source: SL 2017, ch 20, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes
Section 2-12-3 - Annual registration fee.
Section 2-12-4 - Authorization to act as lobbyist for employer.
Section 2-12-6 - Contingent compensation employment prohibited.
Section 2-12-8 - Lobbyists not to go on floor except by invitation--Violation as petty offense.
Section 2-12-9 - Improper influence of legislation or legislators as misdemeanor.
Section 2-12-10 - Restrictions on activities of state and federal agents and employees .
Section 2-12-14 - Right of citizens to appear and speak in their own interests not infringed.
Section 2-12-15 - Definition of terms in §§ 2-12-15 to 2-12-19.
Section 2-12-16 - Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 2-12-17 - Public official defined.