The provisions of this chapter do not:

(1) Preempt the authority or relieve the duty of any other law enforcement agency to investigate, examine, and prosecute suspected violations of law;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-4A-15

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. 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

(2) Prevent or prohibit a person from voluntarily disclosing any information concerning insurance fraud to any law enforcement agency;

(3) Limit any of the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this state to the director of insurance or the Division of Insurance to investigate and examine possible violations of law and to take appropriate action; or

(4) Limit any of the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this state to any state agency to investigate and examine possible violations of law and to take appropriate action.

Source: SL 1999, ch 241, § 15.