South Dakota § 2-1-21 - Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty.
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§ 2-1-21. Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty.
If any petition sponsor, or any person or entity compensated by the petition sponsor or a ballot question committee for purposes of petition circulation, knowingly or with reckless disregard commits multiple violations of the law regarding petition circulation, residency of a petition circulator, or campaign finance regulation, the petition sponsor, person, or entity, including any person serving as a member of the board or as an officer of the entity, is prohibited from being a petition sponsor or petition circulator, and from performing any work for any ballot question committee for a period of four years in addition to any other penalty imposed under state or federal law. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall also result in a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars to be deposited into the state general fund.
Source: SL 2018, ch 22, § 7.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-1-21 ("Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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