The State of South Dakota, through the commissioner of human resources and administration, may obtain and pay for public liability insurance to the extent and for the purposes considered expedient by the commissioner for the purpose of insuring the liability of the state, its officers, agents, or employees.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-32-15
Liability insurance--Purchase by state
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Kyllo v. Panzer (1995)
Most recently applied in Unruh v. Davison County (January 2008)
Source: SL 1981, ch 169, § 1; SL 1984, ch 162; SL 2024, ch 1 (Ex
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