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South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-4A: Insurance Fraud

Publisher: sdlegislature.gov
Edition: South Dakota Codified Laws
Last checked: 2026-09-25
Status: SD statutes, public domain

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Edition. South Dakota Codified Laws (SDLRC official posting), retrieved 2026-09-25

Status. SD statutes, public domain (state government edict).

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South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-4A - Insurance Fraud is a state statute published by sdlegislature.gov. It is one of the South Dakota documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including south dakota property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 58-4A-13 (Immunity for persons furnishing information in good faith--Costs assessed against person acting not in good faith--Other privileges and immunities not abrogated)
“Any person acting in good faith is immune from civil liability for filing a report with or for furnishing any information relating to suspected, anticipated, or completed fraudulent insurance acts to: (1) The Department of Labor and Regulation and the director of insurance; (2) Any governmental...”
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-4A-12 (Records and files confidential--Investigator not subject to subpoena in civil matter--Exceptions)
“All investigative records and files of the insurance fraud prevention unit are confidential. The investigative records of the insurance fraud prevention unit may not be released except pursuant to a court order. An investigator is not subject to subpoena in civil actions concerning any matter of...”
SDCL 58-4A-2 (Fraudulent insurance acts--Certain violations as misdemeanor--Certain violations as felony)
“Any violation of this section for an amount of four hundred dollars or less is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any violation of this section for an amount in excess of four hundred dollars and less than one thousand dollars is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any violation of this section for an amount of one...”
SDCL 58-4A-7 (Civil penalties--Disposition of penalties collected--Civil action in lieu of criminal prosecution)
“If the insurance fraud prevention unit or its designees initiate civil action against any person and that person is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed a fraudulent insurance act as set forth in § 58-4A-2, that person is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five...”

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