S.D. Codified Laws § 58-4A-5
The insurance fraud prevention unit may prosecute fraudulent insurance acts through criminal or civil proceedings. The attorney general may appoint the insurance fraud prevention unit attorney as an assistant attorney general for purposes of prosecuting cases of fraudulent insurance acts. The unit attorney may have all the powers attributed to the insurance fraud prevention unit in § 58-4A-3. The unit attorney may refer or request assistance from other persons delineated in subdivision 58-4A-1(3) for the prosecution of fraudulent acts, including access to records. All costs associated with the prosecution of fraudulent insurance acts, including those incurred by designees assisting or acting on behalf of the insurance fraud prevention unit, may be paid by the insurance fraud prevention unit fund.
SDCL 58-4A-5