Section 20-9-34 - Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens. - South-dakota Statutes

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20-9-34. Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens. Any person who violates § 22-11-31 is liable in a civil action to any person for any injury, death, or loss to person or property incurred as a result of the commission of the offense and for reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses incurred as a result of prosecuting a civil action commenced under this section. A civil action under this section is not the exclusive remedy of a person who incurs injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of a violation of § 22-11-31.

Source: SL 1997, ch 45, § 12; SDCL, § 22-11-33; SL 2005, ch 120, § 232.

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20-9-34. Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens. Any person who violates § 22-11-31 is liable in a civil action to any person for any injury, death, or loss to person or property incurred as a result of the commission of the offense and for reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses incurred as a result of prosecuting a civil action commenced under this section. A civil action under this section is not the exclusive remedy of a person who incurs injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of a violation of § 22-11-31.

Source: SL 1997, ch 45, § 12; SDCL, § 22-11-33; SL 2005, ch 120, § 232.

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20-9-34. Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens. Any person who violates § 22-11-31 is liable in a civil action to any person for any injury, death, or loss to person or property incurred as a result of the commission of the offense and for reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses incurred as a result of prosecuting a civil action commenced under this section. A civil action under this section is not the exclusive remedy of a person who incurs injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of a violation of § 22-11-31.

Source: SL 1997, ch 45, § 12; SDCL, § 22-11-33; SL 2005, ch 120, § 232.