No person may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The right of any person to work may not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-8-3
Denial of right to work because of membership or nonmembership in union--Misdemeanor
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Dirks v. Sioux Valley Empire Electric Ass'n (1990)
Most recently applied in Dirks v. Sioux Valley Empire Electric Ass'n (January 1990)
Source: SL 1947, ch 92, §§ 1, 5; SL 1955, ch 65, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 17.1101 (1), 17.9914; SDCL § 60-8-7; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 2008, ch 276, § 70.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.