{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-14-2-27","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 14-2-27","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, shall mean:\n(1) \"Governing body,\" the commission, council, or other elected body which governs a local governmental unit;\n(2) \"Librarian,\" the chief administrative officer of a public library;\n(3) \"Local governmental unit,\" any chartered governmental unit, county, or municipality, or two or more of them, if applicable, of the State of South Dakota;\n(4) \"Public library,\" any library that serves free of charge all residents of a local governmental unit and receives its financial support in whole or in part from public funds made available by the governing body of that unit;\n(5) \"Public library materials,\" the various forms in which knowledge, information, and humanity's cultural heritage are recorded that a public library might acquire, organize, and make available to its clientele;\n(6) \"Public library services,\" the performance of all activities of a public library relating to the collection and organization of public library materials and to making those materials and the information contained in them available to its clientele.","path":["TITLE 14. LIBRARIES","CHAPTER 14-2. PUBLIC LIBRARIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/14-2-27","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"967c0b718946fba72b6bcd13346f7072423940b5aaaf2280e688bffeaa431edb","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-14-2-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-14-2-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}