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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 1 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
Chapter 27. Public Records and Files
§1-27-40.2 Costs, disbursements, and civil penalty for unreasonable, bad faith denial of access.
SD Codified L § 1-27-40.2 (through 2011) What's This?
1-27-40.2. Costs, disbursements, and civil penalty for unreasonable, bad faith denial of access. In a civil action filed pursuant to § 1-27-38 or upon an appeal filed pursuant to § 1-27-41, if the court determines that the public entity acted unreasonably and in bad faith the court may award costs, disbursements, and a civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars for each day that the record or records were delayed through the fault of the public entity. Any civil penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the state general fund.
Source: SL 2011, ch 11, § 2.
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