S.D. Codified Laws § 32-2-3
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Establishment of highway patrol--Employees and agents--Examinations and qualifications of employees
Official statutory text
The Department of Public Safety shall establish an adequate highway patrol by the employment of full-time employees as it deems adequate. The employees shall be known and commissioned as agents of the Division of Highway Patrol. Each full-time employee is required to pass suitable examinations and is subject to all of the provisions contained in this chapter and chapter 3-6D pertaining to qualifications of the employee.
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0603; SL 1989, ch 256, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 21; SL 2018, ch 12, § 12.
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0603; SL 1989, ch 256, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 21; SL 2018, ch 12, § 12.
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