All public library records containing personally identifiable information are confidential. Any information contained in public library records may not be released except by court order or upon request of a parent of a child who is under eighteen years of age. As used in this section, "personally identifiable" means any information a library maintains that would identify a patron. Acts by library officers or employees in maintaining a check out system are not violations of this section.
S.D. Codified Laws § 14-2-51
Confidential library records
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Nelson (2004)
Most recently applied in Doe v. Nelson (May 2004)
Source: SL 1983, ch 154, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.