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SD Codified L § 49-31-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-32 - Obscene telephone calls--Failure to replace receiver--Prima facie evidence of unlawfulness.

49-31-32. Obscene telephone calls--Failure to replace receiver--Prima facie evidence of unlawfulness.The use of obscene or lewd language or the making of a threat or lewd suggestion or the failure to replace the telephone receiver as set forth in §49-31-31 shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to terrorize, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or disturb another person. Source: SL 1967, ch 30, §2.
SD Codified L § 49-31-32.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-32.1 - Dial-a-porn communications prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

49-31-32.1. Dial-a-porn communications prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.It is unlawful for any person, for consideration, by means of a telephone communication for commercial purposes, to make directly or by means of an electronic recording device, any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene. Any person who makes any such comment, request, suggestion or proposal is subject to prosecution under this section regardless of whether the person placed or initiated the telephone call. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1989, ch 196, §1.
SD Codified L § 49-31-32.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-32.2 - Liability of persons for illegal use of telephone or facility under their control--Violation as misdemeanor.

49-31-32.2. Liability of persons for illegal use of telephone or facility under their control--Violation as misdemeanor.It is unlawful for any telephone subscriber or individual to permit knowingly any telephone or telephone facility connected to a local exchange telephone under the telephone subscriber's or the individual's control to be used for any purpose prohibited by §§49-31-32.1 to 49-31-32.3, inclusive. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1989, ch 196, §2.
SD Codified L § 49-31-32.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-32.3 - Each day of violation constitutes separate offense.

49-31-32.3. Each day of violation constitutes separate offense.For the purposes of §§49-31-32.1 to 49-31-32.3, inclusive, each day of a violation constitutes a separate offense. Source: SL 1989, ch 196, §3.
SD Codified L § 49-31-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-33 - Place of commission of offense committed by telephone or other electronic communication device.

49-31-33. Place of commission of offense committed by telephone or other electronic communication device.Any offense committed by use of a telephone or other electronic communication device as set forth in §49-31-31 is considered to have been committed at either the place where the telecommunications message or electronic communication originated or at the place where the telecommunications message or electronic communication was received. Source: SL 1967, ch 30, §3; SL 1987, ch 345, §71; SL 2011, ch 206, §2.
SD Codified L § 49-31-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-35 - Severability and saving clause respecting unlawful telephone calls.

49-31-35. Severability and saving clause respecting unlawful telephone calls.If any provision of §§49-31-31 to 49-31-33, inclusive, is declared unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of said sections and applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and to this end, the provisions of said sections are hereby declared severable. Source: SL 1967, ch 30, §5.
SD Codified L § 49-31-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-36 - Manufacture, possession or transfer of instrument for fraudulently obtaining telecommunications service as misdemeanor.

49-31-36. Manufacture, possession or transfer of instrument for fraudulently obtaining telecommunications service as misdemeanor.Any person:(1)Who makes or possesses an instrument, apparatus, equipment or device designed, adapted or which can be used to obtain telecommunications service fraudulently or to conceal from the supplier of telecommunications service or from a lawful authority the existence or place of origin or of destination of a telecommunication; or(2)Who sells, gives or otherwise transfers to another, or offers or advertises for sale, an instrument, apparatus, equipment or device described above, or plans or instructions for making or assembling the same; under circumstances evincing an intent to use or employ the instrument, apparatus, equipment or device, or to allow the same to be used or employed, for a purpose described above, or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be so used, or that the aforesaid plans or instructions are intended to be used for making or assembling such instrument, apparatus, equipment or device,is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1965, ch 225; SL 1983, ch 15, §123.
SD Codified L § 49-31-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-37 - Obtaining telecommunications service without payment as theft.

49-31-37. Obtaining telecommunications service without payment as theft.Any person who obtains telecommunications service by the use of a false, revoked, counterfeit or nonexistent credit card, or who obtains telecommunications service by charging the price for such service to a false or nonexistent telephone number or to an existing telephone number without the authority of the holder thereof, or who, through the use of any scheme or device, obtains the transmission of a communication without payment of the lawful charges is guilty of theft. Source: SDC 1939, §131.1832 as enacted by SL 1959, ch 38; SL 1969, ch 31; SL 1973, ch 285; SL 1983, ch 15, §124; SL 1987, ch 345, §72.
SD Codified L § 49-31-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-38 - Violation of provision of chapters 49-1A, 49-13, and 49-31 and of order, rule, or regulation concerning telecommunication company regulation--Civil fine.

49-31-38. Violation of provision of chapters 49-1A, 49-13, and 49-31 and of order, rule, or regulation concerning telecommunication company regulation--Civil fine.Any person who violates, neglects, fails, or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of chapters 49-1A, 49-13, and this chapter, not otherwise specifically penalized in those chapters, or who violates, neglects, fails, or refuses to comply with any lawful order, rule, or regulation of the commission in connection with the regulation of telecommunications companies, is punishable, after notice and opportunity for hearing, by a civil fine of not less than two hundred nor more than one thousand dollars for each offense. Source: SDC 1939, §52.9927; SL 1983, ch 15, §125; SL 1983, ch 331, §11; SL 1987, ch 345, §73; SL 2004, ch 283, §1.
SD Codified L § 49-31-38.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-38.1 - Intentional violation of provision of chapters 49-1A, 49-13, and 49-31 and of order, rule, or regulation of commission--Civil fine.

49-31-38.1. Intentional violation of provision of chapters 49-1A, 49-13, and 49-31 and of order, rule, or regulation of commission--Civil fine.Except as otherwise specifically provided, any person who intentionally does or causes to be done, or intentionally permits or omits to be done, any act, matter or thing prohibited, required, or declared to be unlawful in chapters 49-1A, 49-13, and this chapter, or intentionally violates, or refuses to comply with any lawful order, rule, or regulation of the commission, is punishable, after notice and opportunity for hearing, by a civil fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars for each offense. Source: SDC 1939, §52.9909; SDCL, §49-3-29; SL 1983, ch. 15, §97; SL 1983, ch 331, §8; SL 1987, ch 345, §74; SL 1992, ch 328, §30; SL 2004, ch 283, §2.
SD Codified L § 49-31-38.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-38.2 - Additional penalty for violations--Forfeiture of franchise--Foreign corporations.

49-31-38.2. Additional penalty for violations--Forfeiture of franchise--Foreign corporations.In addition to any penalty imposed or remedy provided in chapters 49-7 to 49-13, inclusive, and this chapter, if any telecommunications company willfully continues to neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of those chapters, or with any reasonable order or regulation of the commission, such neglect or refusal shall cause a forfeiture of the franchise of the corporation, if the corporation is a domestic corporation. If the corporation is a foreign corporation, such neglect or refusal shall cause a forfeiture of all rights and privileges to transact its business within this state. Source: SDC 1939, §52.0254; SDCL, §49-3-25; SL 1987, ch 345, §75; SL 1992, ch 328, §31.
SD Codified L § 49-31-38.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-38.3 - Action by attorney general to forfeit franchise or enjoin transaction of business.

49-31-38.3. Action by attorney general to forfeit franchise or enjoin transaction of business.The attorney general shall commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state, or against any telecommunications company for the purpose of having its corporate franchise forfeited, or for the purpose of having it perpetually enjoined from transacting any business within this state, when the commission reports that any telecommunications company has violated the provisions of §49-31-38.2. Source: SDC 1939, §52.0255; SDCL, §49-3-26; SL 1987, ch 345, §76.
SD Codified L § 49-31-41 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-41 - Security on stay of order--Conditions.

49-31-41. Security on stay of order--Conditions.Notwithstanding the provisions of §1-26-32, if an order of the commission is stayed or suspended, the court shall require a bond with good and sufficient surety, conditioned that the telecommunications company or any other party petitioning for review shall answer for all damages caused by the delay in enforcing the order of the commission and for all compensation for the difference between whatever sums for service provided by the telecommunications company that any person is compelled to pay pending review proceedings and the sum the person or corporation would have been compelled to pay had the commission's order not been stayed or suspended. The court may, in addition or in lieu of the bond, require other further security for the payment of the excess damages or charges. Source: SL 1983, ch 332, §3; SL 1987, ch 345, §79.
SD Codified L § 49-31-42 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-42 - Proceedings before circuit court on appeal--Priority.

49-31-42. Proceedings before circuit court on appeal--Priority.Upon the filing of the record in the office of the clerk, the circuit court shall process the appeal pursuant to chapter 1-26. Such cases have precedence over all other civil causes pending before the court. Source: SL 1983, ch 332, §5; SL 1987, ch 345, §80; SL 1992, ch 328, §34.
SD Codified L § 49-31-44 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-44 - Creation of telecommunications investigation fund--Purposes of fund--Deposit by telecommunications company.

49-31-44. Creation of telecommunications investigation fund--Purposes of fund--Deposit by telecommunications company.There is hereby created a fund within the state treasury to be known as the telecommunications investigation fund which shall be used by the commission to defray the expenses of conducting investigations or public hearings relating to §§49-31-3.2 to 49-31-3.4, inclusive, 49-31-4, and 49-31-4.1, or arbitration proceedings conducted pursuant to 47 U.S.C. §252 as of January 1, 1998. Each telecommunications company as defined in subdivision 49-31-1(26) that is a party to an official docket to exercise commission authority pursuant to §§49-31-3.2 to 49-31-3.4, inclusive, 49-31-4 and 49-31-4.1, or arbitration proceedings conducted pursuant to 47 U.S.C. §252 as of January 1, 1998, shall make a deposit not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars in the telecommunications investigation fund. The amount and the division of the deposit among the companies, if any, shall be designated by commission order. However, any costs incurred related to arbitration proceedings conducted pursuant to 47 U.S.C. §252 as of January 1, 1998, shall be shared equally among the parties. The commission shall use the deposit to defray the expense incident to conducting the hearing or investigation of the company making the deposit. The deposit is appropriated to the use of the commission for such purpose. The funds necessary for such expenses are hereby authorized to be expended. Source: SL 1951, ch 260, §1; SL 1953, ch 280, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §52.0273; SDCL, §49-10-28; SL 1987, ch 345, §82; SL 1988, ch 375, §30; SL 1991, ch 381, §11; SL 1998, ch 274, §26.
SD Codified L § 49-31-45 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-45 - Payment of investigation and hearing expenses--Procedure for payment--Accounting of company's deposit--Notice and order as to amount to be returned.

49-31-45. Payment of investigation and hearing expenses--Procedure for payment--Accounting of company's deposit--Notice and order as to amount to be returned.The expenses incurred in any investigation or hearing conducted in pursuance of §49-31-44 shall be paid out of the fund on warrants drawn by the state auditor upon itemized vouchers submitted by the commission. The commission shall keep and maintain a detailed record of the amount expended from each deposit by each company making a deposit. Upon the conclusion of the investigation or hearing, the commission shall make an accounting of the deposit and shall give the company making the deposit, within thirty days of the final decision, notice in writing of the itemization and the amount that is proposed to be returned to the company. Any company protesting the itemization may file objections with the commission within thirty days of receiving the itemization. The commission shall resolve any objections by order consistent with chapter 1-26. Source: SL 1951, ch 260, §2; SL 1953, ch 280, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §52.0273; SDCL, §49-10-29; SL 1987, ch 345, §83; SL 1988, ch 375, §31; SL 1991, ch 381, §12.
SD Codified L § 49-31-46 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-46 - Payment for participation in federal proceedings.

49-31-46. Payment for participation in federal proceedings.The commission is hereby authorized, in addition to the purposes referred to in §49-31-44, to use the telecommunications investigation fund therein created to defray the cost and expense of participating in proceedings before federal agencies involving increases in interstate rates in South Dakota by any telecommunications company. Source: SL 1957, ch 269; SDC Supp 1960, §52.0273-1; SDCL, §49-10-30; SL 1987, ch 345, §84; SL 1991, ch 381, §13.
SD Codified L § 49-31-47 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-47 - Communication devices and services provided to persons with disabilities.

49-31-47. Communication devices and services provided to persons with disabilities.The Department of Human Services shall establish and administer a statewide program to provide telecommunication and other communication devices and services to residents of this state who have disabilities that prevent them from having communication access and maintain a dual party relay system making all phases of public telecommunications and communication service available to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired. This program may be implemented through contracts with public or private organizations that provide services to persons who are deaf or persons with other severe disabilities. Source: SL 1989, ch 401, §1; SL 1997, ch 267, §1; SL 2014, ch 221, §1; SL 2019, ch 8, §6.
SD Codified L § 49-31-48 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-48 - Telecommunication or communication device for individuals with disabilities--Dual party relay system.

49-31-48. Telecommunication or communication device for individuals with disabilities--Dual party relay system.A telecommunication or communication device for individuals with disabilities is a device that enables the individual to communicate. A dual party relay system provides voice, digital and electronic text, or visual communication between users of telecommunication or communication devices and other persons. Source: SL 1989, ch 401, §6; SL 1997, ch 267, §2; SL 2014, ch 221, §2.
SD Codified L § 49-31-49 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-49 - Telecommunication or communication device remains property of state for three years.

49-31-49. Telecommunication or communication device remains property of state for three years.A telecommunication or communication device furnished by the Department of Human Services pursuant to the provisions of §§49-31-47 to 49-31-56, inclusive, remains the property of the state for three years, after which it becomes the property of the recipient. During the initial three years, a person who receives a telecommunication or communication device from the department pursuant to the provisions of this section is liable to the department for the loss of or damage to the device. Any money collected by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the telecommunication fund from which the expenditure occurred. Source: SL 1989, ch 401, §2; SL 1997, ch 267, §3; SL 2014, ch 221, §3.
SD Codified L § 49-31-50 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-50 - Telecommunication funds for persons with hearing and other disabilities--Continuous appropriation.

49-31-50. Telecommunication funds for persons with hearing and other disabilities--Continuous appropriation.There is created in the state treasury the telecommunication fund for the deaf and the telecommunication fund for other disabilities for the deposit and disbursement of money collected pursuant to the provisions of §§49-31-49 and 49-31-51. There is hereby continuously appropriated the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, each year from the telecommunication fund for the deaf to the Department of Human Services to provide one or two cochlear implants to any child who suffers from severe to profound hearing loss. The child shall be less than twenty-one years of age at the time of the implant. Source: SL 1989, ch 401, §3; SL 1990, ch 373, §1; SL 1997, ch 267, §4; SL 2005, ch 246, §1; SL 2007, ch 268, §1; SL 2010, ch 222, §1; SL 2014, ch 221, §4.
SD Codified L § 49-31-50.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-50.1 - Use of funds appropriated pursuant to § 49-31-50.

49-31-50.1. Use of funds appropriated pursuant to §49-31-50.Funds appropriated pursuant to §49-31-50 may only be used for:(1)The costs of providing a cochlear implant to a child who is not covered under a plan of health insurance; or(2)Any portion of the costs of providing a cochlear implant to a child that is not paid by any plan of health insurance covering the child but only for those amounts payable by the covered person under the plan's deductible and coinsurance provisions. Source: SL 2005, ch 246, §2.
SD Codified L § 49-31-50.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-50.2 - Rules relating to cochlear implants.

49-31-50.2. Rules relating to cochlear implants.The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish standards for eligibility criteria, the basis for and extent of provider payments on behalf of the eligible person, levels of payment, administration, audit requirements, and record keeping of providing cochlear implants. Source: SL 2005, ch 246, §3.
SD Codified L § 49-31-50.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services|Section 49-31-50.3 - Approval of vouchers--Warrants.

49-31-50.3. Approval of vouchers--Warrants.The secretary of the Department of Human Services shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by §§49-31-50 to 49-31-50.3, inclusive. Source: SL 2005, ch 246, §4.