§ 22-30A-34 Contents of notice of dishonor.

SD Codified L § 22-30A-34 (2019) (N/A)

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22-30A-34. Contents of notice of dishonor. The notice of dishonor required by § 22-30A-32 shall be in substantially the following form:Date ________________________________________________________________Name of issuer ________________________________________________________Bank on which drawn ___________________________________________________Date of check _________________________________________________________Amount of check _______________________________________________________Holder of the check _____________________________________________________

You are hereby notified that your check described above has been dishonored and is now being held by the above holder for a period of thirty days from the date of the mailing of this notice. Civil liability incurred by a check issuer pursuant to SDCL 57A-3-420 is not a defense to a violation of this chapter. If you do not pay the amount of the check and the costs and expenses provided for by SDCL 57A-3-421 within thirty days of the mailing of this notice of dishonor to you, your check will be delivered to the state's attorney for criminal prosecution for theft, and you will be liable to the holder of the check for an additional civil penalty of an amount equal to twice the amount of the check in addition to the amount of the check and the costs and expenses provided for by SDCL 57A-3-421.

Source: SL 1973, ch 153, § 8; SL 1983, ch 368, § 2; SDCL, § 22-41-3.2; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 139, 444.

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