South Dakota Codified Laws 37-32-10. Prize unavailable
A solicitor who represents to an individual in a written prize notice that the individual has won or will receive a prize shall provide the prize to the individual unless the prize is not available. If the prize is not available, the solicitor shall provide the individual with any one of the following items selected by the individual:
(1) Any other prize listed in the written prize notice that is available and that is of equal or greater value;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-32-10
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) The verifiable retail value of the prize in the form of cash, a money order, or a certified check; or
(3) A voucher, certificate, or other evidence of obligation stating that the prize will be shipped to the individual within thirty days at no cost to the individual.
If a voucher, certificate, or other evidence of obligation delivered pursuant to subdivision (3) is not honored within thirty days, the solicitor shall deliver the verifiable retail value of the prize in the form of cash, a money order, or a certified check. The sponsor shall make the payment to the individual if the solicitor fails to do so.
Source: SL 1997, ch 223, § 10.