<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 34-32A-3 - Information required of insurer by governmental agency investigating fire loss. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2057623Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057623SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057623CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057623Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057623DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057623Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057623000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057623SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057623SCL-000003 { 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="s2057623Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-32A-3"><span class="s2057623SENU">34-32A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057623SENU">. </span><span class="s2057623CL">Information required of insurer by governmental agency investigating fire loss.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057623Normal-000000"><span class="s2057623DefaultParagraphFont">Any authorized agency may, in writing, require the insurance company at interest to release to the requesting agency all relevant information or evidence deemed important to the authorized agency which the company may have in its possession relating to the fire loss in question. Relevant information may include, without limitation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057623Normal-000001"><span class="s2057623DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Pertinent insurance policy information relevant to the fire loss under investigation and any application for such policy;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057623Normal-000001"><span class="s2057623DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Policy premium payment records which are available;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057623Normal-000001"><span class="s2057623DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    History of previous claims made by the insured; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057623Normal-000001"><span class="s2057623DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Material relating to the investigation of the loss, including statements of any person, proof of loss, and any other evidence relevant to the investigation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057623Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057623000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057623Normal"><span class="s2057623SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057623SCL-000003"> SL 1979, ch 240, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>