Section 49-34A-2.1 - Refusal of service without permission of commission prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses. - South Dakota Statutes

49-34A-2.1. Refusal of service without permission of commission prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses. No public utility may, except in cases of emergency, fail to provide, discontinue, reduce or impair service to a community, or a part of a community, except for nonpayment of account or violation of rules and regulations, unless permission has been first obtained from the Public Utilities Commission to do so. An intentional violation of this section is a petty offense. Each day's violation is a separate offense.

Source: SL 1976, ch 296, § 7; SL 1983, ch 15, § 139.