Any person complaining of anything done or omitted by any telecommunications company or motor carrier subject to the provisions of this title in contravention of the provisions thereof, may apply to the commission for relief. No complaint may at any time be dismissed because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant or petitioner. The commission may make rules of practice prescribing the form and procedure for complaints in accordance with chapter 1-26.
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-13-1
Application to commission by interested party--Direct damage unnecessary--Rules prescribing form and procedure for complaints
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. (1976)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Public Utilities Commission (January 1986)
Source: SDC 1939, § 52.0301; SL 1987, ch 345, § 17.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.