Any person entitled to bring an action under § 34-20C-8 may recover only the following damages:

(1) Economic damages, including the cost of treatment, rehabilitation, and medical expenses, loss of economic or educational potential, loss of productivity, absenteeism, accidents or injury, and any other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the person’s illegal drug use;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20C-10

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) Attorneys’ fees; and

(3) Disbursements.

Source: SL 1997, ch 203, § 11.