South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - Restraint Of Trade, Monopolies And Discriminatory Trade Practices
Section 37-1-14.2 - Actions on behalf of state for equitable relief and civil penalties--Amount of penalty.

37-1-14.2. Actions on behalf of state for equitable relief and civil penalties--Amount of penalty.
The attorney general, or a state's attorney with the permission or at the request of the attorney general, may bring an action for appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief and civil penalties in the name of the state for a violation of this chapter. The court may assess for the benefit of the state a civil penalty of not more than fifty thousand dollars for each violation of this chapter.

Source: SL 1977, ch 305, ยง9.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 37 - Trade Regulation

Chapter 01 - Restraint Of Trade, Monopolies And Discriminatory Trade Practices

Section 37-1-3.1 - Combinations in restraint of trade unlawful--Entities subject to prohibition.

Section 37-1-3.2 - Monopolies and attempts to monopolize unlawful.

Section 37-1-3.3 - Monopoly or restraint of trade as felony.

Section 37-1-3.4 - Labor not an article of commerce--Labor and agricultural organizations permitted.

Section 37-1-3.5 - Regulated utility services exempt.

Section 37-1-4 - Discriminating between localities in selling as unfair discrimination.

Section 37-1-5 - Discriminating between localities in buying as unfair discrimination.

Section 37-1-6 - Price differential to meet competition in buying permitted.

Section 37-1-7 - Unlawful discrimination in buying or selling as felony.

Section 37-1-8 - Fraudulent statements to affect market price as felony.

Section 37-1-10 - Criminal prosecution by state's attorney on violation--Assistance by attorney general.

Section 37-1-11 - Criminal proceedings instituted by attorney general.

Section 37-1-11.1 - Demand by attorney general to produce evidence relating to violations--Service--Contents.

Section 37-1-11.2 - Petition for enforcement of attorney general's demand--Court order--Protective provisions.

Section 37-1-11.3 - Confidentiality of evidence produced on demand--Waiver.

Section 37-1-11.4 - Self-incriminating evidence required on promise of immunity.

Section 37-1-14.1 - Venue of actions for violation.

Section 37-1-14.2 - Actions on behalf of state for equitable relief and civil penalties--Amount of penalty.

Section 37-1-14.3 - Action by public or private party for equitable relief or damages--Treble damages.

Section 37-1-14.4 - Limitation of actions for violations.

Section 37-1-16.1 - Judgment in action by state as prima facie evidence in later actions.

Section 37-1-18 - Failure to attend or produce evidence as contempt.

Section 37-1-20 - Remedies cumulative.

Section 37-1-22 - Judicial interpretations of similar statutes as guide.

Section 37-1-23 - Action by state as parens patriae--Circuit court jurisdiction--Monetary relief.

Section 37-1-24 - Treble damages and cost of suit as measure of monetary relief.

Section 37-1-25 - Exclusions in determining amount of monetary relief.

Section 37-1-26 - Proof of damages--Assessment in aggregate.

Section 37-1-27 - Notice--Manner of giving.

Section 37-1-28 - Election by injured person to exclude claim from state action for monetary relief--Notice.

Section 37-1-29 - Judgment as res judicata.

Section 37-1-30 - Dismissal or compromise--Approval of court required--Notice.

Section 37-1-31 - Distribution of award of monetary relief--Treatment as civil penalty to be deposited in special revenue fund.

Section 37-1-32 - Attorney general's powers--Common law powers not derogated.