The attorney general shall commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state, or against any telecommunications company for the purpose of having its corporate franchise forfeited, or for the purpose of having it perpetually enjoined from transacting any business within this state, when the commission reports that any telecommunications company has violated the provisions of § 49-31-38.2.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 49-31-38.3

  • 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: SDC 1939, § 52.0255; SDCL, § 49-3-26; SL 1987, ch 345, § 76.