The board shall inquire into the identity of any person alleged to be engaging in the unlawful practice of engineering, architecture, land surveying, landscape architecture, petroleum release assessment, or petroleum release remediation. The board shall investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this chapter, and report to the proper state’s attorney or the attorney general any person or case that in the judgment of the board warrants prosecution. The attorney general or the several state’s attorneys may prosecute violations of this chapter in the name or on behalf of the board.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-18A-54

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

Source: SL 1999, ch 195, § 54.