34-48-12. Wages, pension, worker's compensation, and other service rights and benefits for law enforcement officers responding to requests for assistance.
Any law enforcement officer who is ordered by the deploying agency or who responds to the request of the authorities of another public agency to perform law enforcement duties outside territorial limits of the public agency where the officer is employed, is entitled to the same wage, salary, pension, worker's compensation, and all other service rights for this service as for service rendered within the limits of the public agency where the law enforcement officer is regularly employed. All wage and disability payments, pension and worker's compensation claims, damage to equipment and clothing, and medical expense arising from such service to the requesting agency shall be paid by the public agency or town regularly employing the law enforcement officer.
A deploying public agency that provides law enforcement assistance and requests reimbursement shall be reimbursed by the requesting agency for actual expenses incurred by the deploying agency, which shall include wages and salary, employee benefits such as disability and pension, fuel and oil, incidental repairs, room and board, equipment, clothing and supplies, and the cost of workers' compensation insurance premiums at the time of employment.
This section does not apply to any law enforcement officer or other employee of a state agency of the State of South Dakota, an agency of the United States, or a tribal government.
Source: SL 2013, ch 164, ยง6.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 48 - Assistance Among Public Agencies And Emergency Management Entities
Section 34-48-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 34-48-3 - Oral or written requests to representative.
Section 34-48-4 - Provision of assistance.
Section 34-48-5 - Withdrawal of assistance.
Section 34-48-6 - Authority of personnel.
Section 34-48-7 - Reimbursement of expenses.
Section 34-48-8 - Ownership of and liability for assistance provided.
Section 34-48-9 - Civil liability for assistance--Immunity.
Section 34-48-10 - Coordination with chapters 1-24 and 34-48A.