A notice of cancellation of a policy shall be effective only if it is based on one or more of the following reasons:

(1) Nonpayment of premium;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-11-46

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) The driver’s license or motor vehicle registration of the named insured or of any other operator who either resides in the same household or customarily operates an automobile insured under the policy has been under suspension or revocation during the policy period or, if the policy is a renewal, during its policy period or the one hundred eighty days immediately preceding its effective date; or

(3) For any person who is insured based upon participation in the 24/7 sobriety program and who is no longer a participant in the 24/7 sobriety program due to noncompliance with the 24/7 sobriety program.

This section shall not apply to nonrenewal.

Source: SL 1968, ch 138, § 2 (A), (D); SL 2009, ch 260, § 1.