South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 31B - Uniform Securities Act Of 2002
Section 47-31B-501 - General fraud.

47-31B-501. General fraud.
It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly:
(1)To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(2)To make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or
(3)To engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person.

Source: SL 2004, ch 278, ยง29.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 47 - Corporations

Chapter 31B - Uniform Securities Act Of 2002

Section 47-31B-101 - Short title.

Section 47-31B-102 - Definitions.

Section 47-31B-103 - References to federal statutes.

Section 47-31B-104 - References to federal agencies.

Section 47-31B-105 - Electronic records and signatures.

Section 47-31B-201 - Exempt securities.

Section 47-31B-202 - Exempt transactions.

Section 47-31B-203 - Additional exemptions and waivers.

Section 47-31B-204 - Denial, suspension, revocation, condition, or limitation of exemptions.

Section 47-31B-301 - Securities registration requirement.

Section 47-31B-302 - Notice filing.

Section 47-31B-303 - Securities registration by coordination.

Section 47-31B-304 - Securities registration by qualification.

Section 47-31B-305 - Securities registration filings.

Section 47-31B-306 - Denial, suspension, and revocation of securities registration.

Section 47-31B-307 - Waiver and modification.

Section 47-31B-401 - Broker-dealer registration requirement and exemptions.

Section 47-31B-402 - Agent registration requirement and exemptions.

Section 47-31B-403 - Investment adviser registration and exemptions.

Section 47-31B-404 - Investment adviser representative registration requirement and exemptions.

Section 47-31B-405 - Federal covered investment adviser notice filing requirement.

Section 47-31B-406 - Registration by broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, and investment adviser representative.

Section 47-31B-407 - Succession and change in registration of broker-dealer or investment advisor.

Section 47-31B-408 - Termination of employment or association of agent and investment adviser representative--Transfer of employment or association.

Section 47-31B-409 - Withdrawal of registration of broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, and investment adviser representative.

Section 47-31B-410 - Filing fees.

Section 47-31B-411 - Postregistration requirements.

Section 47-31B-412 - Denial, revocation, suspension, withdrawal, restriction, condition, or limitation of registration.

Section 47-31B-501 - General fraud.

Section 47-31B-502 - Prohibited conduct in providing investment advice.

Section 47-31B-503 - Evidentiary burden.

Section 47-31B-504 - Filing of sales and advertising literature.

Section 47-31B-505 - Misleading filings.

Section 47-31B-506 - Misrepresentations concerning registration or exemption.

Section 47-31B-507 - Qualified immunity.

Section 47-31B-508 - Criminal penalties.

Section 47-31B-509 - Civil liability.

Section 47-31B-510 - Rescission offers.

Section 47-31B-601 - Administration.

Section 47-31B-602 - Investigations and subpoenas.

Section 47-31B-603 - Civil enforcement.

Section 47-31B-604 - Administrative enforcement.

Section 47-31B-605 - Rules, forms, orders, interpretive opinions, and hearings.

Section 47-31B-606 - Administrative files and opinions.

Section 47-31B-607 - Public records--Confidentiality.

Section 47-31B-608 - Uniformity and cooperation with other agencies.

Section 47-31B-609 - Judicial review.

Section 47-31B-610 - Jurisdiction.

Section 47-31B-611 - Service of process.

Section 47-31B-612 - Severability clause.

Section 47-31B-703 - Application of chapter to existing proceeding and existing rights and duties.