No public utility may put a suspended rate schedule into effect until at least fortyfive days after the Public Utilities Commission has made a determination concerning any previously filed change of the rate schedule. 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-16

  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts

Source: SL 1975, ch 283, § 9; SL 1976, ch 296, § 16; SL 1983, ch 15, § 142.