Section 58-11-55 - Discrimination in issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policy asmisdemeanor--Exceptions. - South Dakota Statutes

58-11-55. Discrimination in issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policy as misdemeanor--Exceptions. Except as provided in §§ 58-11-55.1 and 58-11-55.2, no insurer may refuse to issue or to renew a policy or certificate solely because of the age, residence, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, occupation, or marital status of the applicant or the insured. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Nothing in this section requires an insurer to issue or renew a policy or certificate to a person who is not a resident of this state.

Source: SL 1968, ch 138, § 9 as added by SL 1969, ch 139; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 1997, ch 287, § 1; SL 2002, ch 235, § 2.