South Dakota Codified Laws 58-4-7. Cease and desist order to prevent violations of title–Injunction
If the director of the Division of Insurance believes, from substantial evidence, that any person is violating or about to violate any provision of this title or any order or requirement of the director issued or promulgated pursuant to authority expressly granted by law, the director may issue a temporary cease and desist order pending a hearing pursuant to chapter 1-26. The order shall set the time and place for hearing not less than ten days nor more than twenty days from the date of the order. The director may also bring an action in the name of the state against such person to enjoin that person from continuing the violation or engaging therein, or doing any act in furtherance thereof. In such action an order or judgment may be entered awarding such temporary or permanent injunction as is proper.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-4-7
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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 32, § 6; SL 1978, ch 155, § 25; SL 1985, ch 385, § 1.