It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any person, directly or indirectly; to conceal any unlawful discrimination; to aid, abet, compel, coerce, incite, or induce another person to discriminate; or by any means, trick, artifice, advertisement, or sign, or use any form of application, or make any record or inquiry, or device whatsoever to bring about or facilitate discrimination; or to engage in or threaten to engage in any reprisal, economic or otherwise, against any person by reason of the latter's filing a charge, testifying or assisting in the observance and support of the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-13-26
Concealing, aiding, compelling, or inducing unlawful discrimination--Threats or reprisals
Known as the South Dakota Human Relations Act
The act spans §§ 20–20 (84 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Larson v. Continental Casualty Co. (1985)
Most recently applied in Riggs v. Bennett Cnty. Hosp. & Nursing Home (June 2018)
Source: SL 1972, ch 11, § 10; SL 1981, ch 166, § 5.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.