Nothing in §§ 58-33-66 to 58-33-69, inclusive, grants a private right of action.
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-33-69
No private right of action
Known as the Unauthorized Insurers False Advertising Process Act
The act spans §§ 58–58 (145 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Western National Mutual Insurance Co. v. TSP, Inc. (2017)
Most recently applied in Sentell v. Farm Mutual Ins. (March 2021)
Source: SL 1986, ch 422, § 4.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.