HB 1298

26.983.11  101st Legislative Session  1298
                                     2026 South Dakota Legislature
                                              House Bill 1298
                                                    ENROLLED
                                              AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about
         a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 22-11:
            No person may publish, by electronic means, the home address, date of birth, or
   social security number of a judicial officer or law enforcement officer:
   (1)      Without the officer's consent; and
   (2)      With the intent to place the officer or the officer's immediate family in reasonable
            fear of death or great bodily injury.
            A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
26.983.11  2  1298
An Act to prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or
law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.
                                                     Received at this Executive Office
 I certify that the attached Act originated in       this _____ day of _____________,
 the:
                                                     2026 at ____________M.
 House as Bill No. 1298
                                                     By
                     Chief Clerk of the House  for the Governor
                                                                      The attached Act is hereby
                                                                  approved this ________ day of
                          Speaker of the House  ______________, A.D., 2026
 Attest:
                                                                                        Governor
                     Chief Clerk of the House
                                                     STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
                                                                                               ss.
                                                     Office of the Secretary of State
                       President of the Senate
                                                                    Filed ____________, 2026
 Attest:  at _________ o'clock __M.
                       Secretary of the Senate  Secretary of State
 House Bill No. 1298  By
 File No. ____  Asst. Secretary of State
 Chapter No. ______
HB1298 ENROLLED