Nothing in § 49-31-7.1 may be construed to relieve any telecommunications company from its present responsibility or liability for damages to any person or property.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 49-31-7.2

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 52.0202; SDCL, § 49-3-9; SL 1987, ch 345, § 50.