South Dakota § 34A-6-101 - Court-imposed monetary penalties.
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§ 34A-6-101. Court-imposed monetary penalties.
If a person is convicted of a crime under the provisions of §§ 34A-6-93 to 34A-6-102, inclusive, the sentence of the court, in addition to the penalties provided in §§ 22-6-1 and 22-6-2, may include the following:
(1) Payment of the cost of restoring to its original state the area where infectious waste was released unlawfully in violation of the provisions of this chapter;
(2) A sentence to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not exceeding the higher of:
(a) One hundred fifty thousand dollars for a Class 4 felony;
(b) One hundred thousand dollars for a Class 5 felony;
(c) Fifty thousand dollars for a Class 6 felony;
(d) Fifteen thousand dollars for a Class 1 misdemeanor; or
(e) Double the amount of the defendant's gain from the commission of the crime.
Source: SL 1992, ch 259, § 9.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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