<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 58-11-55 - Discrimination in issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policy as misdemeanor--Exceptions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2074580Normal { 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.s2074580SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074580CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2074580Normal-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.s2074580DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074580000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074580SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074580SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2074580Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55"><span class="s2074580SENU">58-11-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074580SENU">. </span><span class="s2074580CL">Discrimination in issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policy as misdemeanor--Exceptions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074580Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074580DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55.1"><span class="s2074580DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074580DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55.2"><span class="s2074580DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55.2</span></a><span class="s2074580DefaultParagraphFont">, no insurer may refuse to issue or to renew a policy or certificate solely because of the age, residence, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, occupation, or marital status of the applicant or the insured. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Nothing in this section requires an insurer to issue or renew a policy or certificate to a person who is not a resident of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074580Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074580000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074580Normal"><span class="s2074580SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074580SCL-000002"> SL 1968, ch 138, § 9 as added by SL 1969, ch 139; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 1997, ch 287, § 1; SL 2002, ch 235, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 58-11-55 - Discrimination in issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policy as misdemeanor--Exceptions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2074581Normal { 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.s2074581SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074581CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2074581Normal-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.s2074581DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074581000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074581SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074581SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2074581Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55.1"><span class="s2074581SENU">58-11-55.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074581SENU">. </span><span class="s2074581CL">Use of age or occupation in determining issuance or renewal of policies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074581Normal-000000"><span class="s2074581DefaultParagraphFont">An insurer may use age in determining whether to issue or renew life, health, or annuity policies. An insurer may use occupation in determining whether to issue or renew a life or disability policy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074581Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074581000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074581Normal"><span class="s2074581SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074581SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 287, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 58-11-55 - Discrimination in issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policy as misdemeanor--Exceptions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2084473Normal { 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.s2084473SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2084473CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2084473Normal-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.s2084473DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2084473000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2084473SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2084473SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 58-11-55.2 - Applicability of § 58-11-55."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 58-11-55.2 - Applicability of § 58-11-55."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-11-55.2"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2084473Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-11-55.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084473SENU">58-11-55.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473CL">Applicability of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-11-55" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084473CL">58-11-55</span></a><span class="s2084473CL">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084473Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided by §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-15-45" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont">58-15-45</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-11-55.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont">, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-11-55" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont"> applies to all types of insurance issued by all insurers under Title 58. However, nothing in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-11-55" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont"> may be construed as applying to or affecting the right of any fraternal benefit society subject to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-37A" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont">58-37A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473DefaultParagraphFont"> to determine its eligibility requirements for membership or be construed as applying to or affecting the offering of benefits exclusively to members or persons eligible for membership in the society by a subsidiary corporation or an affiliated organization of the society.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084473Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084473Normal"><span class="s2084473SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084473SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 287, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 58-11-55 - Discrimination in issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policy as misdemeanor--Exceptions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2074583Normal { 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.s2074583SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074583CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2074583Normal-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.s2074583DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074583000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074583SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074583SCL-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="s2074583Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55.3"><span class="s2074583SENU">58-11-55.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583SENU">. </span><span class="s2074583CL">Promulgation of rules to prevent unfair discrimination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074583Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">The director may promulgate rules for the purpose of preventing unfair discrimination pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55"><span class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">. The rules may include definition of terms, identification of general practices or nonrenewal guidelines used by insurers which would violate or be in compliance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55"><span class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">, and application practices which violate § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55"><span class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">. In considering the adoption of any rule pursuant to this section, the director shall consider how the rule may serve to implement the purpose of preventing unfair discrimination as prohibited by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-11-55"><span class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont">58-11-55</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583DefaultParagraphFont"> and how the rule may impact the availability and price of insurance in this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074583Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074583Normal"><span class="s2074583SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074583SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 287, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>