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§ 31-32-8 Civil liability for violating § 31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7--Attorney fees.

SD Codified L § 31-32-8 (2019) (N/A)
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31-32-8. Civil liability for violating § 31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7--Attorney fees. Any person violating the provisions of § 31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7, in addition to the judgments authorized by those sections, shall also be liable in a civil action to the township, county, municipality, or other public corporation to which the highway, highway right-of-way, or bridge belonged, in the amount as may be recovered against the township, county, municipality, or other public corporation, including a reasonable amount for attorney's fees, on account of the injury or obstruction referred to in § 31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7.

Source: SL 1917, ch 258, § 2; RC 1919, § 8588; SDC 1939, § 28.9908; SL 2017, ch 126, § 1.

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