Section 34-35-12 - Civil liability for fire.
34-35-12. Civil liability for fire. A person who sets a fire as provided in § 34-35-10 is liable for civil damages for all injury and fire suppression and extinguishment costs caused by the fire. For the purposes of this section, person includes but is not limited to public utilities, railroads, and private utilities.
Source: PenC 1877, ch 40, § 3; CL 1887, § 2394; RPolC 1903, § 3154; RC 1919, § 10357; SDC 1939, § 20.0203; SL 1955, ch 66, § 3; SL 1980, ch 249, § 2; SL 1986, ch 288, § 2; SL 1992, ch 251, § 1.