South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-19-1 — Purpose of chapter.
South Dakota § 58-19-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 58INSURANCE
Ch. 58-19CREDIT LIFE, HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT AND GROUP PROPERTY INSURANCE
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S.D. Codified Laws § 58-19-1 (2026).
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The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by regulating credit life insurance, credit health insurance, credit unemployment insurance, and credit property including group personal property coverages authorized through credit cards. Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit or discourage reasonable competition. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed.
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Legislative History
SL 1966, ch 111, ch 27, § 1; SL 1987, ch 380, § 9; SL 2001, ch 281, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
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South Dakota § 58-19-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/58-19-1.