An employee may file a grievance with the appropriate governmental entity if the employee believes that there has been retaliation, because of reporting a violation of § 22-30A-46 through the chain of command of the employee's department, to the Office of the Attorney General, or to the Department of Legislative Audit. If no grievance process exists, a civil action may be filed in circuit court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 3-16-10
Retaliation prohibited for reporting public official's misuse of public funds
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hallberg v. S.D. Board of Regents (2019)
Most recently applied in Hallberg v. S.D. Board of Regents (December 2019)
Source: SL 2017, ch 98, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.