S.D. Codified Laws § 47-21-21.4 (2026)
A cooperative shall indemnify a director, officer, agent, or employee who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director, officer, agent, or employee was a party by reason of being a director, officer, agent, or employee of the cooperative, against reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding.
Source: SL 2007, ch 260 , § 3; SL 2009, ch 232 , § 3.