This legal document, found in the South Dakota Codified Laws under the section of Criminal Procedure, governs the interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications. It prohibits any person from intentionally overhearing or recording a communication without the consent of either a sender or receiver, or without the consent of a party to the conversation or discussion. Additionally, it prohibits members of a jury from intentionally recording or listening to the deliberations of the jury.

Each operator is responsible to provide audit and security measures relating to gaming devices, as prescribed by this chapter and the commission. The operator shall insure gaming device specifications comply with those provisions set forth in this chapter and the rules of the commission. Source: SL 1989, ch 374, 15; SL 2015, ch 218, 7.

The commission may approve or disapprove any application for license, depending upon whether it deems the applicant a suitable person to hold the license and whether it considers the proposed location suitable. An applicant for any license under this chapter has the burden of proving the applicant’s qualifications, by clear and convincing evidence, to the satisfaction of the commission, and is required to submit to such investigation regarding the applicant’s past conduct as may be required by the commission.

Any applicant for a license who has had his application denied by the commission may not reapply until at least one year has elapsed from the date of the denial. Any person who has been denied a license for a second time may not reapply until at least three years have passed since the date of the second denial. Source: SL 1990, ch 343, 7.

No officer, agent, or employee of the commission may hold a license under this chapter. No officer, agent, or employee of the law enforcement departments of Lawrence County, the City of Deadwood, or the State of South Dakota may hold a license under this chapter. This prohibition applies to the commission and all of its employees and all law enforcement officials and officers. No licensee may employ any person in any capacity directly related to the licensee’s gaming activities while that person is in the employment of a law enforcement agency or the commission.

The commission may establish an application fee which includes the cost of investigation and administration and is nonrefundable. The amount of the application fee may vary with the type of license or game for which application is made and with the type of applicant. The application form promulgated by the commission shall include a waiver of any right of confidentiality and allow access to law enforcement records of this or any other state, the government of any foreign country, or any Indian tribe.

This legal document pertains to the licensing requirements for conducting gaming activities in South Dakota, specifically limited card games, slot machines, craps, roulette, and keno. The document outlines the various types of licenses that may be issued by the commission for gaming operations, including slot machine manufacturer or distributor license, operator license, retail license, support license, key employee license, route operator license, gaming property owner license, associated equipment manufacturer or distributor license, and sports wagering services provider license.

This legal document pertains to the licensing of key employees in the gaming industry in South Dakota. The document states that if the commission determines that the public interest will be served by requiring a key employee to be licensed, the commission shall notify the licensee who employs the key employee. The commission has the authority to consider the functions and responsibilities of the key employee in making its decision, regardless of the job title.

There is imposed a nonrefundable license stamp fee upon each gaming device located on a licensed premises. The annual fee for this stamp is two thousand dollars. The license stamp expires July first of each year. All license stamp fees shall be paid directly to the commission on forms adopted by the commission. The commission may approve the transfer of a license stamp to another gaming device or to another operator without requiring the payment of an additional fee.

Before any person is licensed as an operator, gaming property owner, route operator, retailer, or sports wagering services provider, the person shall show that the person is of good moral character, and if an individual, that the individual is at least twenty-one years of age. Source: SL 1989, ch 374, 23; SL 1993, ch 321, 6; SL 1995, ch 245, 7; SL 2010, ch 212, 3; SL 2021, ch 189, 7.