Except as provided in § 34-22-12.1, any person responsible for recording, reporting, or maintaining medical reports required to be submitted pursuant to § 34-22-12 who knowingly or intentionally discloses or fails to protect medical reports declared to be confidential under § 34-22-12.1, 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 34-22-12.2

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

Source: SL 1989, ch 296, § 2.