21-32-19. Payment of certain medical and property damage claims against state--Rules.
The commissioner of administration may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 establishing a policy for the payment of, and may pay for, property damage and medical claims made against the state up to an amount of two thousand dollars. Any rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to §§21-32-19 to 21-32-21, inclusive, shall provide for approval of claims by the attorney general prior to payment, require a release of all claims against the state or any employee or agent thereof arising from the incident, require a written statement of any state employee involved in an incident regarding the facts involved, allow payment only when the settled law of this state would impose liability upon the state or its employee in the absence of governmental or sovereign immunity and provide that any payment be reduced by any amount owed to the state or any of its agencies by the claimant.
Source: SL 1988, ch 183, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 32 - Remedies Against The State
Section 21-32-1 - Office of Commissioner of Claims created--Appointment of circuit judge to act.
Section 21-32-2 - Limitation of actions on claims against the state.
Section 21-32-4 - Service of petition on attorney general--Answer and defense by attorney general.
Section 21-32-5 - Time and place fixed for hearing claim--Notice to attorney general.
Section 21-32-6 - Evidence received at hearing on claim--Adjournment of hearing.
Section 21-32-8 - State as defendant in actions involving property.
Section 21-32-11 - Undertaking for costs filed by plaintiff in Supreme Court action.
Section 21-32-13 - Trial of action in Supreme Court.
Section 21-32-15 - Liability insurance--Purchase by state.
Section 21-32-16 - Waiver of immunity to extent of insurance coverage--Consent to suit.
Section 21-32-17 - Immunity of state officers, employees, and agents.
Section 21-32-18 - Service on attorney general required for waiver--Judgment void without service.
Section 21-32-19 - Payment of certain medical and property damage claims against state--Rules.