{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-13-10-13","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 13-10-13","heading":"Criminal conviction as factor in hiring decision.","body":"An accredited school may refuse to employ a person, either directly or by contract, who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(25).\nNo person may be employed by an accredited school, either directly or by contract, if the person has been convicted of a crime of violence as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(9), a sex offense as defined in § 22-24B-1, or trafficking in narcotics.\nNothing in this section prohibits an accredited school from considering any criminal conviction in making a hiring decision.","path":["TITLE 13. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 13-10. SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-10-13","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b30858dddaf9869b809decb16cba9a80af9996a227ee2eb7fd21a03b66fe41ee","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-13-10-12.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-13-10-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}