South Dakota Codified Laws 21-67-6. Remedies
(a) In an action under this chapter, a prevailing plaintiff may recover:
(1) The greater of:
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-67-6
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(A) Economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant‘s disclosure or threatened disclosure, including damages for emotional distress whether or not accompanied by other damages; or
(B) Statutory damages not to exceed ten thousand dollars against each defendant found liable under this chapter for all disclosures and threatened disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action. In determining the amount of statutory damages under this subsection, consideration must be given to the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure or threatened disclosure, the number of disclosures or threatened disclosures made by the defendant, the breadth of distribution of the image by the defendant, and other exacerbating or mitigating factors;
(2) An amount equal to any monetary gain made by the defendant from disclosure of the intimate image; and
(3) Punitive damages as allowed by § 21-3-2.
(b) In an action under this chapter, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff:
(1) Attorney’s fees and costs as allowed by § 15-6-54(d); and
(2) Additional relief, including injunctive relief.
(c) This chapter does not affect a right or remedy available under law of this state other than this chapter.
Source: SL 2020, ch 77, § 6.