South Dakota § 17-2-11 - Publication in county or nearest adjoining county if no legal newspaper published in municipality or district.
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§ 17-2-11. Publication in county or nearest adjoining county if no legal newspaper published in municipality or district.
Whenever publication of any kind of order or notice is required in a newspaper in any municipality, or other district in a county and there is no legal newspaper published in such municipality, or district and there is no specific provision as to how such publication shall in that event be made, it shall be sufficient if the publication is made in any newspaper published in the county where the municipality, or district is situated, and if none is published in the county, then in any newspaper of the adjoining county, any part of the boundary line of which is nearest said municipality, or district, and if more than one county is equidistant by boundary, then in any of said counties.
Source: SL 1893, ch 114, § 3; RPolC 1903, § 1852; RC 1919, § 7071; SDC 1939, § 65.0509; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-2-11 ("Publication in county or nearest adjoining county if no legal newspaper published in municipality or district.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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