S.D. Codified Laws § 16-1A-8

The commission may employ officers, assistants, and other employees which it considers necessary for the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred upon the commission, it may arrange for and compensate medical and other experts and reporters, may arrange for the attendance of witnesses, including witnesses not subject to subpoena, and may pay from funds available to it all expenses reasonably necessary for effectuating the purposes of S.D. Const., Art. V, § 9. The attorney general shall, if requested by the commission, act as its counsel generally or in any particular investigation or proceeding. The commission may employ special counsel from time to time when it considers it necessary.