{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-128","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-21A-128","heading":"Informative acts that do not constitute representation.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, initial acts that a licensee may perform for a consumer that are informative in nature and do not rise to the level of representation on behalf of a consumer include the following:\n(1) Responding to phone inquiries by consumers as to the availability and pricing of real estate services;\n(2) Responding to phone inquiries from a consumer concerning the price or location of real property;\n(3) Attending an open house and responding to questions about the property from a consumer;\n(4) Setting an appointment to view property;\n(5) Responding to questions of consumers walking into a licensee's office concerning real estate services offered on particular properties;\n(6) Describing a property or the property's condition in response to a consumer's inquiry;\n(7) Accompanying an appraiser, inspector, contractor, or similar third party on a visit to a property;\n(8) Referring a person to another broker or service provider; or\n(9) Providing a one-time showing of one property only to a potential buyer or lessee.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-21A. REAL ESTATE LICENSING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-21A-128","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"29d67aba99d10b9c13648bc3e6a42abcfa246d5de08660d5f4a8fd786a1cae08","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-127","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}