2011 South Dakota Code
Title 23 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 07. Firearms Control
§23-7-8.7 Application of firearm confidentiality provisions.

23-7-8.7. Application of firearm confidentiality provisions. The provisions of § 23-7-8.6 do not apply to:

(1) Records of firearms that have been used in committing any crime;

(2) Permits to carry a concealed pistol records relating to any person who has been convicted of a felony;

(3) Records of the serial numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen that are retained for a period not in excess of ten days after such firearms are recovered and returned to the lawful owner. However, official documentation recording the theft of a recovered weapon may be maintained no longer than the balance of the year entered and two additional years;

(4) Firearm records that must be retained by firearm dealers under federal law, including copies of such records transmitted to law enforcement agencies;

(5) Any on duty law enforcement officer while conducting routine verification of the validity of a permit to carry a concealed pistol;

(6) The secretary of state for the issuance of concealed pistol permits pursuant to chapter 23-7 and any access reasonably necessary to verify information with regard to specific permits individually; and

(7) The preservation of the triplicate copy of the application for a permit to carry a concealed pistol by the authority issuing the permit as required by § 23-7-8.

Source: SL 2005, ch 124, § 2; SL 2009, ch 121, § 1.