§ 58-4A-1 Definition of terms
§ 58-4A-2 Fraudulent insurance acts–Certain violations as misdemeanor–Certain violations asfelony
§ 58-4A-3 Powers of insurance fraud prevention unit
§ 58-4A-4 Insurance fraud prevention unit–Purpose–Composition
§ 58-4A-5 Criminal and civil prosecutions–Unit attorney appointed assistant attorney general–Costs of prosecution
§ 58-4A-6 Unit investigators–Qualifications–Powers–Costs of investigation
§ 58-4A-7 Civil penalties–Disposition of penalties collected–Civil action in lieu of criminalprosecution
§ 58-4A-8 Operational costs of unit
§ 58-4A-9 Expenses recoverable–Disposition of recovered costs–Compensation to person ininterest
§ 58-4A-10 Consent agreement not prohibited
§ 58-4A-11 Unit governed by chapter
§ 58-4A-12 Records and files confidential–Investigator not subject to subpoena in civil matter–Exceptions
§ 58-4A-13 Immunity for persons furnishing information in good faith–Costs assessed againstperson acting not in good faith–Other privileges and immunities not abrogated
§ 58-4A-14 Insurance fraud prevention unit fund–Assessment of insurers–Conditions–Failureto pay as grounds for administrative action
§ 58-4A-15 Limitations of chapter
§ 58-4A-16 Annual report to Legislature–Contents
§ 58-4A-17 Insurer to reevaluate rates for possible reduction in light of impact of fraudprevention
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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 58 > Chapter 4A - Insurance Fraud

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2