<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 20-9-34 - Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045632Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045632SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045632CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045632Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045632DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045632000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045632SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045632SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045632Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=20-9-34"><span class="s2045632SENU">20-9-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045632SENU">. </span><span class="s2045632CL">Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045632Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045632DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who violates § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-31"><span class="s2045632DefaultParagraphFont">22-11-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045632DefaultParagraphFont"> is liable in a civil action to any person for any injury, death, or loss to person or property incurred as a result of the commission of the offense and for reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses incurred as a result of prosecuting a civil action commenced under this section. A civil action under this section is not the exclusive remedy of a person who incurs injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of a violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-31"><span class="s2045632DefaultParagraphFont">22-11-31</span></a><span class="s2045632DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045632Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045632000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045632Normal"><span class="s2045632SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045632SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 45, § 12; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-33"><span class="s2045632SCL-000002">22-11-33</span></a><span class="s2045632SCL-000002">; SL 2005, ch 120, § 232.</span></p></div></body></html>