S.D. Codified Laws § 37-30-24
§ 37-30-24. "Telephone solicitation" defined
For the purposes of § § 37-30-23 to 37-30-29, inclusive, a telephone solicitation is the unsolicited
initiation of a telephone call to a residential telephone customer for the purpose of encouraging a person to
purchase property, goods or services or soliciting donations of money, property, goods or services. Telephone
solicitation does not include:
(1)
Calls made in response to a request or inquiry by the called party. This includes calls regarding an
item that has been purchased by the called party from the company or organization during a period not longer
than twelve months prior to the telephone contact;
(2)
Calls made for a not-for-profit organization to its own list of bona fide or active members of the
organization;
(3)
Calls limited to polling or soliciting the expression of ideas, opinions or votes;
(4)
Business-to-business contacts or contacts with residential customers with whom a business or credit
relationship exists; or
(5)
Calls utilized for relaying messages for private purposes, including voice messaging services or
message delivery services.
