2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 49 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
Chapter 32 - Telephone, Telegraph And Electric Lines
§ 49-32-2 Malicious destruction of equipment--Misdemeanor--Civil liability.
49-32-2. Malicious destruction of equipment--Misdemeanor--Civil liability. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to maliciously destroy, injure, disconnect, cut, break, ground, or in any manner interfere with telecommunications facilities, a pole, cable, or wire legally erected or strung, or with an underground conduit, subway, or cable or an electrical or other apparatus, appliance, instrument, or machinery of any kind used in the construction or operation of telecommunications facilities or electric plant, line or system used in producing, generating, or transmitting any electric light, heat, or power. In addition to the criminal penalty therefor, such person is liable in damages for any injuries to persons or property resulting therefrom.
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4520; SL 1983, ch 15, § 126; SL 1987, ch 345, § 86.
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