2024 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 38

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to amend the amount a merchant or place of business may assess against returned checks.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That   57A-3-421 be AMENDED:

57A-3-421. If a merchant or place of business conspicuously posts a notice on its premises or if a merchant or place of business regularly extends credit and prints a notice on its customer statements of such size and location as to be conspicuous, stating that a fee will be assessed against returned checks, any person who issues a check or other draft to the merchant or place of business that is not honored for any of the following reasons upon presentment is liable for all reasonable costs and expenses of collection:

(1) The drawer's account is closed;

(2) The drawer's account does not have sufficient funds; or

(3) The drawer does not have sufficient credit with the drawee.

The costs and expenses provided for in this section are reasonable if they do not exceed sixty dollars plus any applicable sales tax.

An Act to amend the amount a merchant or place of business may assess against returned checks.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

Senate as Bill No. 38

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 38

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2024 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2024

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2024

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 01/03/2024: 57A-3-421
Enrolled, 01/30/2024: 57A-3-421