South Dakota Codified Laws 45-5A-5.2. Damages for failure to provide notice
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The surface owner, and surface lessee, if any, may seek actual and punitive damages in the court of proper jurisdiction if the mineral developer fails to provide the notice required by § 45-5A-5 or the notice required by § 45-5A-5.1.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-5A-5.2
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Source: SL 2013, ch 226, § 2; SL 2014, ch 213, § 1.