South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-33-7 — Defamation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 58-33-7
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-33-7 (2026).
Text
No person shall make, publish, disseminate, or circulate, directly or indirectly, or aid, abet, or encourage the making, publishing, disseminating, or circulating of any oral or written statement or any pamphlet, circular, article, or literature which is false, or maliciously critical of or derogatory to the financial condition of an insurer, or of an organization proposing to become an insurer, and which is calculated to injure any person engaged or proposing to engage in the business of insurance. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Related
Crow v. Travelers Indemnity Company
(D. South Dakota, 2021)
Legislative History
SL 1966, ch 111, ch 13, § 8; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2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 § 58-33-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/58-33-7.