Information received by the State Department of Health under the authority of this chapter shall be confidential, except for official purposes, and shall not be disclosed except in accordance with a proper judicial order, or as otherwise provided by law.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-12-17
Information received by department confidential--Disclosure
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Nelson (2004)
Most recently applied in Doe v. Nelson (May 2004)
Source: SL 1945, ch 108, § 8; SL 1953, ch 123, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.1208.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.