South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 50 - Military And Veterans' Affairs
Article 50:02 - Emergency management
Chapter 50:02:04 - Public safety answering points
Section 50:02:04:05 - Facilities and equipment

(1) A PSAP must have security measures in place to prevent direct physical public access to on-duty 911 telecommunicators and to prevent direct physical public access to the communications center or any room or location where PSAP" equipment and system are located;

(2) A PSAP must have an alternative source of electrical power that is sufficient to ensure at least two hours of continued operation of emergency communication equipment in the event of a commercial power failure. A PSAP must also have equipment to protect critical equipment and systems from irregular power conditions such as power spikes, lightning, and brown-outs. Documented testing of backup equipment must be performed monthly;

(3) A PSAP must have a written procedure and the capability to handle 911 calls and dispatch responders from a separate, independent location other than the main PSAP within sixty minutes of an event that renders the main PSAP inoperative;

(4) A PSAP must maintain a written procedure for computer system security and preservation of data;

(5) A PSAP must have the capability of immediate playback of recorded telephone calls and radio traffic; and

(6) A PSAP must have an alternative method of answering inbound 911 calls at the main PSAP when its primary 911 telephone system is inoperable.