{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6c-28","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-6C-28","heading":"Reporting improper governmental conduct or crime--Requirements--Penalty.","body":"A state employee who, in the regular course of the state employee's duties, has reasonable cause to suspect that another state employee has engaged in improper governmental conduct or a crime shall promptly notify a supervisor.\nUpon receipt of a reporter's good faith report, a supervisor shall submit information provided by the reporter to the attorney general and auditor-general in a required report pursuant to § 3-6C-29.\nThe supervisor shall promptly submit to the attorney general and auditor-general any record, as allowed by law, in the supervisor's custody or control, evidencing the improper governmental conduct or crime.\nA supervisor who knowingly fails to make a report as required by this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\nA supervisor who knowingly and intentionally fails to submit a record as required by this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 3. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 3-6C. STATE EMPLOYMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/3-6C-28","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"78223448037d1af2a1d3bbce1f509c3b1372cc2cb13fd394bc2b9b1d319338b1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6c-27","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6c-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}