<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 58-15-103 - Search fees and costs not chargeable to beneficiary. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2074859Normal { 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.s2074859SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074859CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2074859Normal-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.s2074859DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074859000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074859SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074859SCL-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="s2074859Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-15-103"><span class="s2074859SENU">58-15-103</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074859SENU">. </span><span class="s2074859CL">Search fees and costs not chargeable to beneficiary.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074859Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074859DefaultParagraphFont">An insurer or its service provider may not charge any beneficiary or other authorized representative for any fees or costs associated with a DMF search or verification of a DMF match conducted pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-15-94"><span class="s2074859DefaultParagraphFont">58-15-94</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074859DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-15-108"><span class="s2074859DefaultParagraphFont">58-15-108</span></a><span class="s2074859DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074859Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074859000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074859Normal"><span class="s2074859SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074859SCL-000002"> SL 2018, ch 280, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html>