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Code · South Dakota · Title 23 · Chapter 23-3

23-3-45. Exemption of officers already serving.

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Law enforcement officers, elected or appointed, who are already serving on July 1, 1970, shall not be required to meet any requirement of §§ 23-3-41 and 23-3-42 as a condition of tenure or continued employment. The Legislature finds, and it is hereby declared to be the policy of §§ 23-3-26 to 23-3-47 , inclusive, that such law enforcement officers have satisfied such requirements by their experience.
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