Upon a complaint alleging a violation of any provision of §§ 58-33-59 to 58-33-65, inclusive, filed by a person with the Division of Insurance within sixty days after the cancellation date of the policy, the director of the Division of Insurance shall determine if the complaint is reasonably founded. If the director determines that the complaint is reasonably founded or otherwise has reason to believe that an insurer has engaged in practices that violate any provisions of §§ 58-33-59 to 58-33-65, inclusive, a hearing on the matter shall be set pursuant to chapter 1-26.
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-33-62
Complaint of violation to division--Determination of reasonableness--Hearing
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 Sentell v. Farm Mutual Ins. (2021)
Most recently applied in Sentell v. Farm Mutual Ins. (March 2021)
Source: SL 1985, ch 392, § 4.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.