Any such insurer doing business in this state without a valid certificate of authority shall forfeit one hundred dollars for every day it neglects to procure such certificate. Any insurance producer making assurance or soliciting applications for any insurer having no such certificate shall forfeit the sum of three hundred dollars, and any person acting for an insurer authorized to transact business in this state without having the required insurance producer’s certificate in the person’s possession shall be liable to pay twentyfive dollars for each day’s neglect to procure such certificate. Such penalties may be recovered in a civil action in the circuit court of any county in this state.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-21-4

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 28, § 4; SL 2001, ch 286, § 130.