{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-34a-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-34A-16","heading":"Delay in effectuation of suspended rate schedule pending disposition of previously filed changes--Time--Violation as petty offense--Separate offenses.","body":"No public utility may put a suspended rate schedule into effect until at least forty-five days after the Public Utilities Commission has made a determination concerning any previously filed change of the rate schedule. An intentional violation of this section is a petty offense. After the first judgment, each day's violation is a separate offense.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-34A. GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-34A-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"72f3cceeab8bcf5ba95bb8389d351cd4258898826c0545892e7dd147111e187a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-34a-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-34a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}