South Dakota state regulations determine that records recording public decisions such as court documents, arrest records, marriage certificates, vehicular infractions and more are open and available to the populace, largely due to the South Dakota Open Meetings Law. This law, itself based on the Freedom of Information Act at the country wide level, supplies Lake Norden citizens with information relating to instances of governmental intervention, including the names and addresses of those involved, the situations leading up an incidence, effects and sentences passed down, and more. This legislation, that is generally using the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, are in place to be certain U.S. Citizens and people of Lake Norden are able to comprehend their particular protection under the law, and hold government bodies and criminals liable with regard to their actions, supporting a free and open society for all.