<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 49-34A-2.1 - Refusal of service without permission of commission prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070673Normal { 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.s2070673SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070673CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070673Normal-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.s2070673DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070673000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070673SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070673SCL-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="s2070673Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-2.1"><span class="s2070673SENU">49-34A-2.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070673SENU">. </span><span class="s2070673CL">Refusal of service without permission of commission prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070673Normal-000000"><span class="s2070673DefaultParagraphFont">No public utility may, except in cases of emergency, fail to provide, discontinue, reduce or impair service to a community, or a part of a community, except for nonpayment of account or violation of rules and regulations, unless permission has been first obtained from the Public Utilities Commission to do so. An intentional violation of this section is a petty offense. Each day's violation is a separate offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070673Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070673000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070673Normal"><span class="s2070673SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070673SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 296, § 7; SL 1983, ch 15, § 139.</span></p></div></body></html>