S.D. Codified Laws § 51A-2-35
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Records of division open to public inspection--Exceptions--Court order
Official statutory text
The records of the division are open to public inspection. However:
(1) The director may withhold from public inspection any record, including any correspondence, for so long as deemed necessary for the protection of a person or bank or to be in the public interest;
(2) The director shall withhold from public inspection any record required to be confidential pursuant to federal statutes or rules or regulations of the board of governors of the federal reserve system or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
(3) Reports of examination shall remain the property of the division and shall be furnished to the bank for its confidential use. Under no circumstances may the report or any supporting documentation be disclosed to anyone, other than directors and officers of the bank or anyone who is acting in a fiduciary capacity for the bank, without written permission from the director.
Any record of the division shall be made available upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction if cause is shown.
Source: SL 1969, ch 11, § 2.26; SL 1970, ch 265, § 14; SDCL, § 51-16-36; SL 1999, ch 234, § 1.
(1) The director may withhold from public inspection any record, including any correspondence, for so long as deemed necessary for the protection of a person or bank or to be in the public interest;
(2) The director shall withhold from public inspection any record required to be confidential pursuant to federal statutes or rules or regulations of the board of governors of the federal reserve system or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
(3) Reports of examination shall remain the property of the division and shall be furnished to the bank for its confidential use. Under no circumstances may the report or any supporting documentation be disclosed to anyone, other than directors and officers of the bank or anyone who is acting in a fiduciary capacity for the bank, without written permission from the director.
Any record of the division shall be made available upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction if cause is shown.
Source: SL 1969, ch 11, § 2.26; SL 1970, ch 265, § 14; SDCL, § 51-16-36; SL 1999, ch 234, § 1.
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