A certificate of authority for local exchange service issued by the commission may not be sold, assigned, leased, or transferred without commission approval. Any certificate of authority issued by the commission may be suspended or revoked, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for a willful violation of the laws of this state, a willful failure to comply with a rule or order of the commission, or other good cause. The offering of any local exchange telecommunications service without a certificate of authority or which is inconsistent with this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

Source: SL 1998, ch 274, § 13.