No penalty may be imposed pursuant to §§ 49-7A-18 and 49-7A-19 except by order following a complaint pursuant to § 49-7A-17. A complaint alleging a violation of any statute, except § 49-7A-12, or alleging a violation of any rule of the Statewide One-Call Notification Board shall be brought not later than ninety days after the discovery of the alleged violation, but in no case may the complaint be brought more than one year after the date of the alleged violation. Any complaint alleging a violation of § 49-7A-12 shall be brought within one year of discovery of the alleged violation.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 49-7A-21

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Source: SL 2002, ch 211, § 15; SL 2010, ch 220, § 1.

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