SDCL § 22-30A-19.4: Failure to pay liability for theft--Penalty doubled.

If the person to whom a written demand is made pursuant to § 22-30A-19.3 complies by making full payment of the amount required by the written demand within thirty days after its receipt, that person incurs no further civil liability to the owner or seller of the merchandise. However, if the person to whom a written demand is made fails to make full payment pursuant to that written demand, then the penalty allowed in § 22-30A-19.1 may be doubled.