<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 22-30A-44 - Criminal action prohibited if retailer receives payment or court award. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047632Normal { 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.s2047632SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047632CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047632Normal-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.s2047632DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047632000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047632SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047632SCL-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="s2047632Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-30A-44"><span class="s2047632SENU">22-30A-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047632SENU">. </span><span class="s2047632CL">Criminal action prohibited if retailer receives payment or court award.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047632Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047632DefaultParagraphFont">If a motor fuel retailer receives payment or a court award pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-30A-40"><span class="s2047632DefaultParagraphFont">22-30A-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047632DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-30A-44"><span class="s2047632DefaultParagraphFont">22-30A-44</span></a><span class="s2047632DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, the motor fuel retailer may not initiate or pursue a criminal action against the motor vehicle owner because of that loss.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047632Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047632000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047632Normal"><span class="s2047632SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047632SCL-000002"> SL 2005, ch 121, § 5.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047632Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047632000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>