Except as provided in § 34-24-28, any person responsible for recording, reporting, or maintaining medical reports required to be submitted pursuant to § 34-24-27, who knowingly or intentionally discloses or fails to protect medical reports declared to be confidential under § 34-24-28, or who compels another person to disclose such medical reports, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-24-29

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2001, ch 185, § 3.