<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 49-47-8 - Negligence claims only permitted. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2071168Normal { 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.s2071168SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2071168CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2071168Normal-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.s2071168DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2071168000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2071168SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2071168SCL-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="s2071168Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-47-8"><span class="s2071168SENU">49-47-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071168SENU">. </span><span class="s2071168CL">Negligence claims only permitted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071168Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071168DefaultParagraphFont">Any claim against an electric utility for damages due to stray current or voltage is limited to a claim of negligence, including in the case of a prior determination of the commission pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-47-4"><span class="s2071168DefaultParagraphFont">49-47-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071168DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-47-5"><span class="s2071168DefaultParagraphFont">49-47-5</span></a><span class="s2071168DefaultParagraphFont">, negligence per se. In determining whether the utility was negligent, the utility's conduct shall be judged using the commission rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071168Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071168000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2071168Normal"><span class="s2071168SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2071168SCL-000002"> SL 2015, ch 237, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>