28-1-33. Unauthorized use of public assistance records as misdemeanor.It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, except as provided in §§28-1-29 to 28-1-31, inclusive, to solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any information concerning persons applying for or receiving public assistance, directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files, or communications of the state or county or subdivision or agency thereof, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties. Source: SL 1941, ch 326, §§2, 3; SL 1953, ch 295, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §§55.3622-2 (1), 55.9935; SDCL, §28-1-35; SL 2004, ch 167, §23.
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