No individual claiming benefits may be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this title by the department or by any court. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 61-7-21
Fees not chargeable to claimant--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Eiler v. South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation, Unemployment Insurance Division (2013)
Most recently applied in Kovac v. S.D. Reemployment Assistance Division (August 2023)
Source: SL 1936 (SS), ch 3, § 15 (b); SDC 1939, §§ 17.0840, 17.9906; SDCL § 61-7-23; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 2008, ch 277, § 156.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.