S.D. Codified Laws § 3-12C-1705

Foundation member conservation officers

Known as the South Dakota Retirement Act

The act spans §§ 3-12C-1001 to 3-12C-907 (298 sections).

Source: SL 1983, ch 19, § 3; SL 1989, ch 38, § 7; SL 2016, ch 32, § 32; SDCL § 3-12-62.8; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1; SL 2025, ch 27, § 70.

For purposes of determining the retirement benefits of a foundation member conservation officer for credited service earned before July 1, 1983, the benefits are calculated pursuant to § 3-12C-1106. For credited service earned after June 30, 1983, the benefits are calculated pursuant to § 3-12C-1107.

For purposes of credited service earned before July 1, 1983, a conservation officer has a normal retirement age of sixty-five. For purposes of credited service earned after June 30, 1983, a foundation member conservation officer has a normal retirement age of fifty-five.

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