South Dakota § 58-33-124 Additional practices using personnel, services, or programs of the armed forces or depository institutions considered false, misleading, deceptive, or unfair.

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§ 58-33-124 — Additional practices using personnel, services, or programs of the armed forces or depository institutions considered false, misleading, deceptive, or unfair.

South Dakota § 58-33-124

Title 58INSURANCE

Ch. 58-32UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 58-33-124 (2026).

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The following acts or practices by an insurer or insurance producer constitute corrupt practices or improper influences or inducements and are declared to be false, misleading, deceptive, or unfair:

(1)Submitting, processing, or assisting in the submission or processing of any allotment form or similar device used by the armed forces of the United States to direct a service member's pay to a third party for the purchase of life insurance. The foregoing includes using or assisting in using a service member's MyPay account or other similar internet or electronic medium for such purposes. This subdivision does not prohibit assisting a service member by providing insurer or premium information necessary to complete any allotment form;

(2)Knowingly receiving funds from a service member

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The following acts or practices by an insurer or insurance producer constitute corrupt practices or improper influences or inducements and are declared to be false, misleading, deceptive, or unfair: (1) Submitting, processing, or assisting in the submission or processing of any allotment form or similar device used by the armed forces of the United States to direct a service member's pay to a third party for the purchase of life insurance. The foregoing includes using or assisting in using a service member's MyPay account or other similar internet or electronic medium for such purposes. This subdivision does not prohibit assisting a service member by providing insurer or premium information necessary to complete any allotment form; (2) Knowingly receiving funds from a service member for the payment of premium from a depository institution with which the service member has no formal banking relationship. For purposes of this section, a formal banking relationship is established when the depository institution: (a) Provides the service member a deposit agreement and periodic statements and makes the disclosures required by the Truth in Savings Act, 12 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., as of January 1, 2008, and the regulations promulgated thereunder as of January 1, 2008; and (b) Permits the service member to make deposits and withdrawals unrelated to the payment or processing of insurance premiums; (3) Employing any device or method or entering into any agreement whereby funds received from a service member by allotment for the payment of insurance premiums are identified on the service member's leave and earnings statement or equivalent or successor form as, savings, or, checking, and where the service member has no formal banking relationship; (4) Entering into any agreement with a depository institution for the purpose of receiving funds from a service member whereby the depository institution, with or without compensation, agrees to accept direct deposits from a service member with whom it has no formal banking relationship; (5) Using Department of Defense personnel, directly or indirectly, as a representative or agent in any official or unofficial capacity with or without compensation with respect to the solicitation or sale of life insurance to service members who are junior in rank or grade, or to the family members of such personnel; (6) Offering or giving anything of value, directly or indirectly, to Department of Defense personnel to procure their assistance in encouraging, assisting or facilitating the solicitation or sale of life insurance to another service member; (7) Knowingly offering or giving anything of value to a service member with a pay grade of E-4 or below for his or her attendance to any event where an application for life insurance is solicited; or (8) Advising a service member with a pay grade of E-4 or below to change his or her income tax withholding or state of legal residence for the sole purpose of increasing disposable income to purchase life insurance.