No public utility may, as to rates or service, make or grant an unreasonable preference or advantage to any person or subject any person to any unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage. An intentional violation of this section is a petty offense. After the first judgment, each day’s violation is a separate offense.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 49-34A-3

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts

Source: SL 1970, ch 261, §§ 31, 32; SDCL Supp, § 49-41-9.1; SL 1975, ch 283, § 5; SL 1983, ch 15, § 140.