Obtaining e-mail addresses by automated means to initiate unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisements prohibited

SDCL § 37-24-45 — under DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SDCL § 37-24-45

No person may use an electronic mail address obtained by using automated means based on a combination of names, letters, or numbers to do either of the following: (1) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement from South Dakota, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent from South Dakota; or (2) Initiate or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement to a South Dakota electronic mail address, or advertise in an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement sent to a South Dakota electronic mail address. Source: SL 2007, ch 226 , § 5.