{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6c-36","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-6C-36","heading":"Reporter safeguards--Cause of action--Venue--Available remedies--Time to bring action--Exhaustion--Construction.","body":"A reporter may bring a civil action for a violation of § 3-6C-34 in the circuit court of Hughes County against the reporter's supervisor, in the supervisor's official capacity, or the state agency by which the reporter is employed.\nThe court may order any of the following remedies:\n(1) An injunction to restrain continued violation of § 3-6C-34;\n(2) Reinstatement of the reporter to the same position or, if the position is filled, to an equivalent position;\n(3) Back pay;\n(4) Full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights; and\n(5) If appropriate and in the interests of justice, an award of attorney’s fees and costs.\nAn action may not be brought pursuant to this section more than two years after the violation of § 3-6C-34 occurred.\nA reporter bringing an action under this section may not be required to exhaust existing internal procedures or other administrative remedies.\nNothing in this section may be construed to exclude a reporter's remedy pursuant to § 3-6D-22.","path":["TITLE 3. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 3-6C. STATE EMPLOYMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/3-6C-36","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"61464b4daf9997f9beb399eb78302a85632e5157477e0ab036920f92a9a0d46a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6c-35","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6d-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}