South Dakota Statutes
§ 31-26-5 — Lines or cable maintained in accordance with National Electrical Safety Code--Compliance establishes due care in negligence claim.
South Dakota § 31-26-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 31HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Ch. 31-25UTILITY LINES ALONG AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS
This text of South Dakota § 31-26-5 (Lines or cable maintained in accordance with National Electrical Safety Code--Compliance establishes due care in negligence claim.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-26-5 (2026).
Text
The grantee under § 31-26-1 shall construct and maintain the grantee's poles, wires, or underground cable and line in accordance with the applicable National Electrical Safety Code adopted by the Bureau of Standards of the United States Department of Commerce. Proof of compliance with the requirements of the applicable National Electrical Safety Code standard establishes due care in the defense of a negligence claim alleging a violation of that standard.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 28.1001 (4) as enacted by SL 1939, ch 108; SL 1953, ch 149, § 1; SL 1953, ch 150; SL 2003, ch 159, § 3; SL 2007, ch 261, § 2.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 31-26-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/31-26-5.