No individual claiming benefits may be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this title by the department or by any court. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Source: SL 1936 (SS), ch 3, § 15 (b); SDC 1939, §§ 17.0840, 17.9906; SDCL § 61-7-23; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 2008, ch 277, § 156.