No county or first or second class municipality of this state may require that any insurer, or any insurance producer obtain a certificate of authority or license to transact an insurance business in such county or municipality; and no county or municipality may levy any occupational tax or fee for transacting any such business. This section does not preempt or prevent the taxation and regulation of persons engaged in the bail bond business other than corporate sureties and their agents who are required to qualify and be licensed by the provisions of this title.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-7

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Insurance business: includes the transaction of all matters pertaining to a contract of insurance, both before and after the effectuation of that contract, and all matters arising out of that contract or any claim thereunder. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2
  • 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

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 1, § 4; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2001, ch 286, § 58.