TOPICAL INDEX
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Accountants
Board of Accountancy, provisions revised.
Administrative Rules
Board of Accountancy, provisions revised.
Categories of real estate licenses consolidated.
Department of Health, emergency powers revised.
Forest fires, system established to collect costs associated with fire protection.
Genetically modified crops regulated.
Gross receipts tax imposed on lodging, alcoholic beverages, and prepared
food.
Group health plans, rule-making authority of the Division of Insurance for these
plans revised.
Higher education savings plan policies, procedures, or guidelines authorized.
Hunting licenses, expiration date may be revised by rule.
Livestock auction agencies and livestock dealers, provisions revised.
Online reverse auctions allowed for state purchases.
Persons with disabilities, special parking sticker requirements revised.
Public official and employee database created.
Rules to be served certain time before Rules Review Committee to meet.
Sales and use tax, uniform and simplified features proposed.
Sealed bids may be submitted by electronic means.
Secretary of State to permit secured parties to file and record a financing
statement.
Teacher mentor program established.
Tourism, gross receipts tax proposed.
Weighing and measuring devices, inspection fees increased.
Agriculture and Horticulture
Corporate farming, constitutional amendment repealed.
Corporate farming restrictions revised.
Genetically modified crops regulated.
Livestock auction agencies and livestock dealers, provisions revised.
Prairie dog management plans, no implementation without approval of the
Legislature.
South Dakota Weed and Pest Control Commission membership revised.
Alcoholic Beverage
Alcoholic beverage license, light wine provisions revised.
Convention facility on-sale licenses, exception created.
Temporary on-sale license, nonprofits allowed to have.
Unlawful use or possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor second offense,
driving privileges modified.
Animals and Livestock
Livestock auction agencies and livestock dealers, provisions revised.
Livestock brand provisions revised.
Milk sampler and grader license may be suspended or revoked.
Appropriation
An appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons and to
revise certain eligibility requirements.
Appropriate funds from the water and environment fund and the environment and
natural resources fund.
Appropriation to reimburse counties for an election.
Edgemont school district, appropriate money to replace state aid.
General Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2002, amended.
General Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2003.
Money transferred out of the budget reserve fund to the general fund.
Northern Crops Institute, special appropriation.
Nurses' education tuition reimbursement program established.
Opt out schools, state aid calculation revised.
Special appropriation from the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota
bred racing fund.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002, Regents System Office,
amended.
Aviation
Photo identification and pilot registration fee increased.
Ballot
Elections, method for marking and counting ballots revised.
General election candidates must choose to run for only one office.
Banking
Bank investment limitations revised.
Preferential deposits of financial institutions, limit revised.
Safe deposit box, access regulated.
State charted banks, investment options revised.
Trust companies, insurance and bond requirements revised.
Board of Pardons and Parole
Board of Pardons and Parole membership increased.
Inmate may waive parole hearing.
Board of Regents
Board of Regents to provide information to students in grades seven to twelve.
Postsecondary admission requirements revised.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002, Regents System Office,
amended.
Bonds
Agriculture and Business Development Authority bonds, tax exemption
repealed.
Brands
Livestock brand, provisions revised.
Cement Plant
State Cement Plant Commission, compensation and meetings of commission
revised.
Child Abuse
Child abuse, service of a notice of entry of an order or a decree procedure
revised.
Child Support
Child support, method to serve withholding order revised.
Chiropractors
Chiropractors, certain license and renewal fees increased.
Civil Procedure
Foreclosure by advertisement, procedure revised.
Foreign corporations, service of process made through Secretary of State.
In the matter of the amendment of SDCL 15-6-4(d).
In the matter of the amendment of SDCL 15-14-6.1.
Loss of chance doctrine abrogated.
Optometrist, medical malpractice damages limited.
Code Commission
Codify 2001 legislation.
Domestic abuse statutes consolidated.
Contested Case
Contested case, summary disposition allowed.
Controlled Substances
Controlled substances, provisions revised.
Corporations
Corporate farming, restrictions revised.
Foreign corporations, service of process made through Secretary of State.
Securities, civil penalty for certain violations authorized.
Securities, public offering fee capped.
Shareholder voting by electronic means authorized.
Trust may be shareholder in a professional corporation.
County
Certain deeds may be recorded without platting.
Commitment of persons with developmental disabilities, provisions revised.
County highway system maintenance, provision repealed.
County may levy a tax for secondary roads in unorganized areas.
County welfare for a medically indigent person, time limit to file an application.
Historic preservation loans or grants, limit for certain use changed.
Local government referendums, time to file increased.
Mobile and manufactured homes, penalties for moving revised.
Municipal housing and redevelopment commissions, membership revised.
Property classification and assessment appeal procedures revised.
Salary schedule for county sheriffs adjusted.
State's attorney salaries increased.
Surplus government property, provisions related to the sale of the property
revised.
Courts and Judiciary
In the matter of the adoption of the rules of procedure for expanded media
coverage of Supreme Court proceedings.
In the matter of the amendment of Canon 3(B)(12) of the Code of Judicial
Conduct.
In the matter of the amendment of SDCL 21-27-18.1.
Crimes
Air piracy made a crime.
Assault against a law enforcement officer to include the crime of "sliming."
Crime of violence definition includes pedophilia.
Financing statement, filing a false statement made a crime.
Indecent exposure, penalty increased when the victim is a child.
Interference with the use of a communication device to summon emergency aid
made a crime.
Internet pornography and exploitation, remedies created.
Physical abuse of an infant.
Prepaid adult entertainment cards regulated.
Smoking in public places prohibited.
Stalking, penalty increased.
Terrorism.
Terrorist threat, communicating the threat made a crime.
The definition and venue of perjury prosecutions changed.
Criminal Procedure
Crime victims compensation program, application requirements revised.
In the matter of the amendment of SDCL 21-27-18.1.
In the matter of the amendment of SDCL 23A-20-13.1.
Lien on parent's property when legal counsel appointed for minor.
Rendition of Prisoners in Criminal Proceedings Uniform Act.
The definition and venue of perjury prosecutions changed.
Victim of "sliming" may request that the defendant be tested.
Debtor and Creditor
Deferred presentment transactions regulated.
Developmentally Disabled Persons
Commitment of persons with developmental disabilities, provisions revised.
Discrimination
Discrimination claims, investigation materials to be confidential.
Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse and stalking, certain filing and service fees repealed.
Domestic abuse statutes consolidated.
Domestic Relations
Alienation of affections, provisions revised.
Background checks to be in home study reports.
Child custody, criteria to decide custody modified.
Child custody, who may petition for custody revised.
Child support, method to serve withholding order revised.
Domestic abuse and stalking, certain filing and service fees repealed.
Foster child adoption.
Health insurance coverage, implementation of the national medical support notice
requirements.
The committee on child custody created by Executive Order 2002-01 to report to
the 2003 Legislature.
Driving Under the Influence
Driving under the influence, blood alcohol limit reduced.
Education
Capital outlay fund may be used to purchase warranties.
Color guard ceremonies, unloaded weapons allowed into schools.
Consolidated school districts, the calculation of state aid for certain years
revised.
Flag may be displayed on school grounds.
Open enrollment provisions revised.
Opt out schools, state aid calculation revised.
Public schools to provide access to military recruiters.
School board may initiate action calling for change of the size of the school
board.
School districts that consolidate may transfer funds.
State aid for special education, recalculation of the allocation for disability in the
formula.
Teachers and administrators, references to the code of ethics updated.
Elections
Appropriation to reimburse counties for an election.
Certain campaign finance provisions revised.
Certificate of nomination, date for filing revised.
Constitutional amendment regarding legislative redistricting after state or federal
court ruling.
Elections, certain municipal and school election procedures revised.
Elections, certain provisions and terminology revised.
Elections, electronic voting systems and automatic tabulating equipment
regulated.
Elections, method for marking and counting ballots revised.
Elections, method to compute certain time periods created.
General election candidates must choose to run for only one office.
Local government referendums, time to file increased.
Municipal and school elections, full-time postsecondary students may vote.
Municipal elections, time to qualify for an office increased.
Recount procedures revised.
School board may initiate action calling for change of the size of the school
board.
Special purpose districts, election provisions revised.
Township election, provisions revised.
Voter registration files, procedures to update revised.
Emergency Clause
South Dakota Retirement System, federal references updated.
Emergency Management
Public official and employee database created.
Energy
High voltage lines, safety zone for work increased.
Environmental Protection
Petroleum release compensation fee, distribution revised.
Ethanol
Ethanol payments, proration of payments to producers revised.
Fees
Chiropractors, certain license and renewal fees increased.
Genetically modified crops regulated.
Insurance agents, license renewal and fee revised.
Nurses' education tuition reimbursement program established.
Nursing workforce center, funding through a license fee.
Securities, public offering fee capped.
Temporary on-sale license, nonprofits allowed to have.
Vehicle identification number, fee allowed when number assigned.
Weighing and measuring devices, inspection fees increased.
Felony
Air piracy made a crime.
Assault against a law enforcement officer to include the crime of "sliming."
Indecent exposure, penalty increased when the victim is a child.
Internet pornography and exploitation, remedies created.
Physical abuse of an infant.
Stalking, penalty increased.
Terrorism.
Terrorist threat, communicating the threat made a crime.
Fiduciaries and Trusts
Total return unitrusts authorized.
Trust laws revised.
Forestry
Fire suppression special revenue fund voucher approval, authority revised.
Forest fires, system established to collect costs associated with fire protection.
Game, Fish and Parks
East River three-day nonresident waterfowl hunting licenses authorized.
Hunting licenses, expiration date may be revised by rule.
Nonresident hunting license requirements for sandhill cranes modified.
Park license, new areas where license required.
Prairie dog management plans, no implementation without approval of the
Legislature.
Grain Dealers
Grain dealer, definition revised.
Gross Receipts Tax
Gross receipts tax imposed on lodging, alcoholic beverages, and prepared
food.
Tourism, gross receipts tax proposed.
Hazardous Material
Transportation of hazardous materials, certain provisions updated.
Health Benefit Plans
Group health plans, rule-making authority of the Division of Insurance for these
plans revised.
Health Insurance
Health insurance coverage, implementation of the national medical support notice
requirements.
Health insurance issuance or renewal, residency requirement revised.
Highways and Bridges
County highway system maintenance, provision repealed.
County may levy a tax for secondary roads in unorganized areas.
State trunk highway system revised.
Township highway projects bid provisions, certain sections repealed.
Human Rights
Discrimination claims, investigation materials to be confidential.
Human Services Center
Administrator of the Human Services Center, requirements revised.
Indian Tribe
Unemployment insurance coverage extended to certain employment with an
Indian tribe.
Inmate
Inmate may waive parole hearing.
Insurance
Affiliated insurance carriers, treatment as one health insurance carrier repealed.
Certain life insurance forms made uniform.
Credit unemployment insurance, Division of Insurance to review certain
information.
Directed suretyship prohibited.
Health insurance issuance or renewal, residency requirement revised.
Insurance agents required to forward delivery receipt to insurer.
Insurance agents, license renewal and fee revised.
Insurance producer, licensing requirements revised.
Insurance records to be retained for a certain time period.
Insurance taxes, effective date of certain provisions revised.
Life insurance policies, exclusions approved by the director of the Division of
Insurance.
Mortgage lender licensing, exemption created.
Notice of nonrenewal for certain insurance policies, extended.
Surety bonds exempt from countersignature, certain provisions revised.
Surplus line broker, bond requirement revised.
Surplus line broker, procedural requirements for orders and tax responsibility
revised.
Title insurance, requirement to establish certain reserves.
Utilization review for property and casualty insurers.
Insurance Agent
Insurance producer, licensing requirements revised.
Investment Council
Expenses of the investment council allocated to certain trust funds.
Higher education savings plan policies, procedures, or guidelines authorized.
Juvenile Corrections
Juvenile corrections monitor, duties revised.
State training school, lease of facilities allowed.
Law Enforcement
Assault against a law enforcement officer to include the crime of "sliming."
Background checks to be in home study reports.
Concealed pistol permit application may be filed electronically.
Concealed pistol permit, provisions revised.
Lease
Public lands, lease for military purposes authorized.
Legislature
Children's Mental Health Task Force created.
Constitutional amendment regarding legislative redistricting after state or federal
court ruling.
Constitutional amendment to extend the time allowed for the Governor's review
of legislation passed by the Legislature.
Per diem for legislators revised.
Prairie dog management plans, no implementation without approval of the
Legislature.
The committee on child custody created by Executive Order 2002-01 to report to
the 2003 Legislature.
Libraries
Local government authorized to set librarian salaries.
Liens
Time and notice requirements repealed for filing certificate of release for
mortgage.
Life Insurance
Life insurance policies, exclusions approved by the director of the Division of
Insurance.
Local Government
Elections, certain municipal and school election procedures revised.
Historic preservation loans or grants, limit for certain use changed.
Local government authorized to set librarian salaries.
Municipal and school elections, full-time postsecondary students may vote.
Property classification and assessment appeal procedures revised.
Property tax freeze, procedure to opt out revised.
Single-source bidding authorized for certain local government units.
Special purpose districts, election provisions revised.
Surplus government property, provisions related to the sale of the property
revised.
Surplus property sale provisions revised.
Township election provisions revised.
Township meeting laws revised.
Mental Health
Administrator of the Human Services Center, requirements revised.
Mental Health Planning and Coordination Advisory Council, composition
repealed.
Military Affairs
Activated national guard and reserve personnel, certain benefits extended to the
members.
Drivers licensing stations to notify Selective Service System regarding
registration of eligible males.
Governor's emergency powers revised.
High school diplomas for certain veterans.
Public schools to provide access to military recruiters.
Milk
Milk sampler and grader license may be suspended or revoked.
Minors
Background checks to be in home study reports.
Child abuse, service of a notice of entry of an order or a decree procedure
revised.
Child custody, criteria to decide custody modified.
Child custody, who may petition for custody revised.
Children's Mental Health Task Force created.
Foster child adoption.
Indecent exposure, penalty increased when the victim is a child.
Internet pornography and exploitation, remedies created.
Juvenile corrections monitor, duties revised.
Lien on parent's property when legal counsel appointed for minor.
Physical abuse of an infant.
Prepaid adult entertainment cards regulated.
State training school, lease of facilities allowed.
Unlawful use or possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor second offense,
driving privileges modified.
Misdemeanors
Financing statement, filing a false statement made a crime.
Indecent exposure, penalty increased when the victim is a child.
Interference with the use of a communication device to summon emergency aid
made a crime.
License plates issued to auction agency.
Nonresident hunting license requirements for sandhill cranes modified.
Persons with disabilities, special parking sticker requirements revised.
Prepaid adult entertainment cards regulated.
Mortgage Lender
Mortgage lender licensing exemption created.
Motor Carrier Inspector
Motor carrier inspectors, arrest powers revised.
Motor Vehicles
Commercial motor vehicle, certain traffic convictions and penalties revised.
Drivers licensing stations to notify Selective Service System regarding
registration of eligible males.
Driving under the influence, blood alcohol limit reduced.
Electric mobility device, use regulated.
License plates issued to auction agency.
Mobile and manufactured homes, penalties for moving revised.
Motor carrier inspectors, arrest powers revised.
Motor vehicle dealer, regulation revised.
Motor vehicle exhaust system, location of side exhaust revised.
Motor vehicle registration, license or title may be withheld or revoked in certain
circumstances.
Motor vehicle weight restrictions, signing requirements modified.
Overweight vehicle, penalty revised.
Persons with disabilities, special parking sticker requirements revised.
Qualifications revised for organizational decal on specialty license plates.
Temporary license permit revised.
Vehicle identification number, fee allowed when number assigned.
Municipality
Elections, certain municipal and school election procedures revised.
Historic preservation loans or grants, limit for certain use changed.
Local government referendums, time to file increased.
Municipal and school elections, full-time postsecondary students may vote.
Municipal elections, time to qualify for an office increased.
Municipal housing and redevelopment commissions, membership revised.
Property classification and assessment appeal procedures revised.
Single-source bidding authorized for certain local government units.
Surplus government property, provisions related to the sale of the property
revised.
Temporary on-sale license, nonprofits allowed to have.
Partnerships
Uniform Limited Partnership Act to allow limited liability limited partnerships.
Penal Institutions
Physical abuse of an infant.
Petty Offense
Health insurance coverage, implementation of the national medical support notice
requirements.
Smoking in public places prohibited.
Physicians and Surgeons
Medicine or osteopathy, practice outside of state through electronic means
regulated.
Peer review activities of physicians made confidential.
Professions and Occupations
Board of Accountancy, provisions revised.
Categories of real estate licenses consolidated.
Chiropractors, certain license and renewal fees increased.
Medicine or osteopathy, practice outside of state through electronic means
regulated.
Nurses' education tuition reimbursement program established.
Nursing workforce center funding through a license fee.
Optometrist, medical malpractice damages limited.
Peer review activities of physicians made confidential.
Real estate license and renewal fees revised.
Real estate licensees, certain suspended or revoked license procedures revised.
Property
Certain deeds may be recorded without platting.
Lien on parent's property when legal counsel appointed for minor.
Protection Order
Domestic abuse and stalking, certain filing and service fees repealed.
Public Fiscal Administration
Budget reserve fund, amount transferred to be increased.
Local bank accounts, approval authority of the state treasurer or state auditor
clarified.
Property tax reduction fund, maximum amount revised.
Public Health and Safety
Certain rangeland fire-fighting functions, powers, and duties are transferred to the
secretary of agriculture.
Controlled substances, provisions revised.
Department of Health, emergency powers revised.
Genetic testing, laboratory to be accredited.
High voltage lines, safety zone for work increased.
Public Officers and Employees
Electronic signatures authorized for certain payroll deductions.
Sovereign immunity, application in other courts clarified.
Public Utilities Commission
Commercial power production facility, contractor's excise tax revised.
Grain dealer, definition revised.
One-call notification, provisions revised.
Public Welfare and Assistance
County welfare for a medically indigent person, time limit to file an application.
Real Estate
Camp Lakodia, quit claim deed and release of reversionary interest of land.
Categories of real estate licenses consolidated.
Certain deeds may be recorded without platting.
Lien on parent's property when legal counsel appointed for minor.
Real estate license and renewal fees revised.
Real estate licensees, certain suspended or revoked license procedures revised.
Recount
Recount procedures revised.
Remedies
Foreclosure by advertisement, procedure revised.
In the matter of the amendment of SDCL 21-27-18.1.
Internet pornography and exploitation, remedies created.
Loss of chance doctrine abrogated.
Optometrist, medical malpractice damages limited.
Trust laws revised.
Unsolicited electronic commerce regulated.
Safe Deposit
Safe deposit box, access regulated.
Sales Tax
Controlled group, definition for sales tax purposes revised.
Mobile telecommunications services, sales and use tax imposed.
Sales and use tax, uniform and simplified features proposed.
School and Public Lands
Public lands, lease for military purposes authorized.
School Board
Flag may be displayed on school grounds.
School board may initiate action calling for change of the size of the school
board.
School District
Board of Regents to provide information to students in grades seven to twelve.
Capital outlay fund may be used to purchase warranties.
Color guard ceremonies, unloaded weapons allowed into schools.
Elections, certain municipal and school election procedures revised.
Flag may be displayed on school grounds.
Local government referendums, time to file increased.
Municipal and school elections, full-time postsecondary students may vote.
Open enrollment provisions revised.
Property tax freeze, procedure to opt out revised.
School district general fund levy revised.
School districts may initiate a vote to impose an excess tax levy.
School districts that consolidate may transfer funds.
Surplus government property, provisions related to the sale of the property
revised.
Teacher mentor program established.
Secured Party
Pilot program on use of state's computer system continued.
Secretary of State to permit secured parties to file and record a financing
statement.
Securities
Merit review of securities by director limited.
Securities, civil penalty for certain violations authorized.
Securities, public offering fee capped.
Sex Offender
Sex offender registration provisions revised.
Sliming
Assault against a law enforcement officer to include the crime of "sliming."
Victim of "sliming" may request that the defendant be tested.
South Dakota Building Authority
South Dakota Building Authority, certain powers and authority revised.
South Dakota Railroad Authority
South Dakota Railroad Authority authorized to acquire certain property.
South Dakota Retirement System
South Dakota Retirement System benefits improved.
South Dakota Retirement System, federal references updated.
Spam
Unsolicited commercial e-mail regulated.
Special Appropriation
An appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons and to
revise certain eligibility requirements.
Appropriate funds from the water and environment fund and the environment and
natural resources fund.
Appropriation to reimburse counties for an election.
Edgemont school district, appropriate money to replace state aid.
Money transferred out of the budget reserve fund to the general fund.
Northern Crops Institute, special appropriation.
Nurses' education tuition reimbursement program established.
Opt out schools, state aid calculation revised.
Special appropriation from the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota
bred racing fund.
State Affairs and Government
Camp Lakodia, quit claim deed and release of reversionary interest of land.
General Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2002, amended.
General Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2003.
Governor's emergency powers revised.
Historic preservation loans or grants, limit for certain use changed.
Prairie dog management plans, no implementation without approval of the
Legislature.
Rules to be served certain time before Rules Review Committee to meet.
South Dakota Student Loan Corporation, authority regarding private activity
bonds revised.
The committee on child custody created by Executive Order 2002-01 to report to
the 2003 Legislature.
State Aid
Consolidated school districts, the calculation of state aid for certain years
revised.
Opt out schools, state aid calculation revised.
State aid for special education, recalculation of the allocation for disability in the
formula.
State Purchases
Online reverse auctions allowed for state purchases.
Sealed bids may be submitted by electronic means.
State Training School
State training school, lease of facilities allowed.
Student
Board of Regents to provide information to students in grades seven to twelve.
Municipal and school elections, full-time postsecondary students may vote.
Open enrollment provisions revised.
Taxes
Agriculture and Business Development Authority bonds, tax exemption repealed.
An appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons and to
revise certain eligibility requirements.
Cigarette taxes, certain roll-your-own products exempt from tax.
Commercial power production facility, contractor's excise tax revised.
Controlled group, definition for sales tax purposes revised.
Ethanol payments, proration of payments to producers revised.
Gross receipts tax imposed on lodging, alcoholic beverages, and prepared food.
Gross receipts tax revised for certain telephone companies.
Insurance taxes, effective date of certain provisions revised.
Internal Revenue Code references updated.
Mobile telecommunications services, sales and use tax imposed.
Property assessment freeze, provisions revised.
Property classification and assessment appeal procedures revised.
Property tax freeze, procedure to opt out revised.
Property taxes, local government may reduce in any year.
Reclassification of property, procedure revised.
Sales and use tax, uniform and simplified features proposed.
School board to initiate vote on the decision to impose an excess tax levy.
School district general fund levy revised.
School districts may initiate a vote to impose an excess tax levy.
Tourism, gross receipts tax proposed.
Teacher
Teacher mentor program established.
Teachers and administrators, references to the code of ethics updated.
Terrorist
Public official and employee database created.
Terrorist threat, communicating the threat made a crime.
Tourism
Tourism, gross receipts tax proposed.
Township
Township election, provisions revised.
Township highway projects bid provisions, certain sections repealed.
Township meeting laws revised.
Trade Regulation
Merit review of securities by director limited.
Scale inspector, certain requirements eliminated.
Unsolicited commercial e-mail regulated.
Unsolicited electronic commerce regulated.
Weighing and measuring devices inspection fees increased.
Unclaimed Property
Unclaimed property, certain provisions revised.
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment insurance coverage extended to certain employment with an
Indian tribe.
Uniform Commercial Code
Uniform commercial code, filing office duties revised.
Uniform Probate Code
Uniform probate code, certain terms revised.
Uniform probate code, procedure for unresolved matters revised.
Use Tax
Mobile telecommunications services, sales and use tax imposed.
Sales and use tax, uniform and simplified features proposed.
Victim
Crime victims compensation program, application requirements revised.
Voter Registration
Voter registration files, procedures to update revised.
Water Management
Appropriate funds from the water and environment fund and the environment and
natural resources fund.
Former state-owned dredges allowed to work out of state in certain
circumstances.
Waterworks, special purpose corporation for certain systems.
Workers Compensation
Volunteer firefighters eligible for workers compensation.