South Dakota § 5-7-46 Penalties for fraud.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 5-7-46 — Penalties for fraud.

South Dakota § 5-7-46

Title 5PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS

Ch. 5-7MINERALS ON SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LANDS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 5-7-46 (2026).

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Any lessee of mineral lands under this chapter who conceals, or attempts to conceal any sale of ores or mineral products derived therefrom on which a royalty is payable, or who defrauds, or attempts to defraud, the state out of any such royalty is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day of violation. In addition, such civil penalty does not operate as a bar to the collection of amounts owed to the state by such lessee; and his lease shall be forfeited in the manner provided in this chapter.

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Any lessee of mineral lands under this chapter who conceals, or attempts to conceal any sale of ores or mineral products derived therefrom on which a royalty is payable, or who defrauds, or attempts to defraud, the state out of any such royalty is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day of violation. In addition, such civil penalty does not operate as a bar to the collection of amounts owed to the state by such lessee; and his lease shall be forfeited in the manner provided in this chapter.