{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-5-18a-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 5-18A-17","heading":"Self-dealing by state officer or employee in award or terms of agency contract prohibited.","body":"No state officer or employee who approves, awards, or administers a contract on behalf of a state agency, may have an interest in a contract or derive a direct benefit from a contract that is within the scope of the officer's or employee's official duties, nor for a one-year period following the end of their employment or position as a state officer may the officer or employee derive a direct benefit as a result of such contract except as provided in § 5-18A-17.2. In addition, no such officer or employee may enter into any contract, other than a contract of employment, with any state agency for a period of one year following their leaving office or employment except as provided in § 5-18A-17.3. This prohibition includes any state officer or employee who, in his or her official capacity, recommends the approval or award of the contract or who supervises a person who approves, awards, or administers the contract. This prohibition does not include any state officer who serves without compensation or who may be paid per diem pursuant to § 4-7-10.4.","path":["TITLE 5. PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 5-18A. PUBLIC AGENCY PROCUREMENT--GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/5-18A-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6835175296f0f8b52d034c509e446d3fb917856041f9b4e9979346c17352d701","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-5-18a-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-5-18a-17.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}