S.D. Codified Laws § 15-15A-8

Confidential numbers, financial documents, and name of child victim excluded from public access

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Rapid City Journal v. Delaney (2011)

Most recently applied in Matter of Implicated Individual (April 2023)

Source: SL 2005, ch 291 (Supreme Court Rule 05-05), eff

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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.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.