No person shall make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause, directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, or in the form of a notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, or poster, or over any radio or television station, or in any other way, an advertisement, announcement, or statement containing any assertion, representation, or statement with respect to the business of insurance or with respect to any person in the conduct of his insurance business, which is untrue, deceptive, or misleading. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-33-6
False information or advertising as misdemeanor
Known as the Unauthorized Insurers False Advertising Process Act
The act spans §§ 58-33-1 to 58-33-99 (145 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case F & M AGENCY v. Dornbush (1987)
Most recently applied in F & M AGENCY v. Dornbush (March 1987)
Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 13, § 7; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.