South Dakota § 34A-13-8.3 - Limitation on reimbursement for release sites.
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§ 34A-13-8.3. Limitation on reimbursement for release sites.
Regardless of the number of releases involved, locations involved, covered parties involved, claims made, suits brought, or persons filing claims or bringing legal action, in no event may the amount of reimbursement for any release site exceed nine hundred ninety thousand dollars unless the director has determined a new occurrence has taken place and all claims for prior occurrences have been established or settled. The provisions of this chapter do not authorize the department to pay any exemplary and noneconomic damages, including damages for pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, disfigurement, loss of society and companionship, hedonic damages, or punitive damages on behalf of any covered party.
Source: SL 1992, ch 260, § 7; SL 2024, ch 146, § 5.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34A-13-8.3 ("Limitation on reimbursement for release sites.") 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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