South Dakota Code — 7
Browse 729 sections in division 7 of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 7-1-1. Names and boundaries unchanged--Prima facie boundary descriptions.
- § 7-1-2. Aurora County boundaries.
- § 7-1-3. Beadle County boundaries.
- § 7-1-4. Bennett County boundaries.
- § 7-1-5. Bon Homme County boundaries.
- § 7-1-6. Brookings County boundaries.
- § 7-1-7. Brown County boundaries.
- § 7-1-8. Brule County boundaries.
- § 7-1-9. Buffalo County boundaries.
- § 7-1-10. Butte County boundaries.
- § 7-1-11. Campbell County boundaries.
- § 7-1-12. Charles Mix County boundaries.
- § 7-1-13. Clark County boundaries.
- § 7-1-14. Clay County boundaries.
- § 7-1-15. Codington County boundaries.
- § 7-1-16. Corson County boundaries.
- § 7-1-17. Custer County boundaries.
- § 7-1-18. Davison County boundaries.
- § 7-1-19. Day County boundaries.
- § 7-1-20. Deuel County boundaries.
- § 7-1-21. Dewey County boundaries.
- § 7-1-22. Douglas County boundaries.
- § 7-1-23. Edmunds County boundaries.
- § 7-1-24. Fall River County boundaries.
- § 7-1-25. Faulk County boundaries.
- § 7-1-26. Grant County boundaries.
- § 7-1-27. Gregory County boundaries.
- § 7-1-28. Haakon County boundaries.
- § 7-1-29. Hamlin County boundaries.
- § 7-1-30. Hand County boundaries.
- § 7-1-31. Hanson County boundaries.
- § 7-1-32. Harding County boundaries.
- § 7-1-33. Hughes County boundaries.
- § 7-1-34. Hutchinson County boundaries.
- § 7-1-35. Hyde County boundaries.
- § 7-1-36. Jackson County boundaries.
- § 7-1-37. Jerauld County boundaries.
- § 7-1-38. Jones County boundaries.
- § 7-1-39. Kingsbury County boundaries.
- § 7-1-40. Lake County boundaries.
- § 7-1-41. Lawrence County boundaries.
- § 7-1-42. Lincoln County boundaries.
- § 7-1-43. Lyman County boundaries.
- § 7-1-44. McCook County boundaries.
- § 7-1-45. McPherson County boundaries.
- § 7-1-46. Marshall County boundaries.
- § 7-1-47. Meade County boundaries.
- § 7-1-48. Mellette County boundaries.
- § 7-1-49. Miner County boundaries.
- § 7-1-50. Minnehaha County boundaries.
- § 7-1-51. Moody County boundaries.
- § 7-1-52. Pennington County boundaries.
- § 7-1-53. Perkins County boundaries.
- § 7-1-54. Potter County boundaries.
- § 7-1-55. Roberts County boundaries.
- § 7-1-56. Sanborn County boundaries.
- § 7-1-57. Oglala Lakota County boundaries.
- § 7-1-58. Spink County boundaries.
- § 7-1-59. Stanley County boundaries.
- § 7-1-60. Sully County boundaries.
- § 7-1-61. Todd County boundaries.
- § 7-1-62. Tripp County boundaries.
- § 7-1-63. Turner County boundaries.
- § 7-1-64. Union County boundaries.
- § 7-1-65. Walworth County boundaries.
- § 7-1-67. Yankton County boundaries.
- § 7-1-68. Ziebach County boundaries.
- § 7-1-69. Petition to change county name--Election--Ballot--Costs of name change paid by county.
- § 7-1-70. Certification of name change vote result.
- § 7-1-72. Proclamation of new county name.
- § 7-2-1. Petition for consolidation or boundary change--Filing--Verification--Study committee.
- § 7-2-1.1. Study committee by resolution.
- § 7-2-1.2. Study committee--Membership--Authority--Expenditures limited--Member reimbursement.
- § 7-2-1.3. Study committee final report--Contents.
- § 7-2-1.4. Submission of consolidation plan to vote.
- § 7-2-2. Notice and ballots for election on consolidation or change--General law governing.
- § 7-2-3. Majority approval of consolidation or boundary change.
- § 7-2-4. Certification of canvass of election returns--Governor's proclamation and notice.
- § 7-2-5. Effective date of consolidation or boundary change.
- § 7-2-7. Name of consolidated county.
- § 7-2-8. Commissioner election in consolidated county--First election after consolidation.
- § 7-2-9. Continuation of officer terms after consolidation.
- § 7-2-10. First election of county officers after consolidation.
- § 7-2-11. Legislative representation of consolidated county.
- § 7-2-12. Property of consolidated counties.
- § 7-2-12.1. Debt of newly consolidated county.
- § 7-2-13. Revision of commissioner districts after change of county boundaries.
- § 7-2-14. Transcription of records after change of county boundaries.
- § 7-2-15. Tax levies, assessments, and retirement of indebtedness after change of boundaries.
- § 7-2-16. Municipal election on adjustment of county boundaries to include all of municipality.
- § 7-2-17. Certification of municipal election results to county auditors--Submission to voters of counties.
- § 7-2-18. Questions submitted to county voters on boundary adjustment to include or exclude municipality.
- § 7-3-1. Petition for division of county--Contents and filing--Minimum size of new county.
- § 7-3-2. Voters' approval of division--Name and organization of new county.
- § 7-3-3. Revision of commissioner districts after division of county.
- § 7-3-4. Apportionment of bonded indebtedness after division of county--Bonds and tax levy of new county.
- § 7-3-5. Apportionment of floating or warrant indebtedness on division of county--Bond issue by new county to cover proportionate share.
- § 7-3-6. Sale of county bonds based on advertising and award before division.
- § 7-3-7. Inventory and apportionment of assets and liabilities by auditor-general.
- § 7-3-8. Auditor-general's report filed with county auditors--Conclusive evidence.
- § 7-3-9. County action to set aside auditor-general's report--Time for filing--Estimate and appraisement as prima facie evidence.
- § 7-3-10. Auditor-general's apportionment final if no action brought.
- § 7-3-11. Warrants issued for settlement of accounts between counties.
- § 7-3-12. Expenses of auditor-general--Apportionment and payment by counties.
- § 7-3-13. Transfer of books, records, and files relating exclusively to new county.
- § 7-3-14. Indexing and marginal notation by original county of records transferred to new county--Indexing and preservation in new county.
- § 7-3-15. Inventory of books, records and files transferred to new county.
- § 7-3-16. Transferred records deemed original records--Certified copies as evidence.
- § 7-3-17. Transcript of records obtained by new county--Evidentiary value.
- § 7-3-18. Contract for transcription of records for new county--Certification of instruments transcribed.
- § 7-3-20. Affidavit as to transcription of all records.
- § 7-3-21. County commissioners' certificate of completion of transcriptions--Recording of instruments before certificate filed.
- § 7-3-22. County commissioners' discretion in transcription of records.
- § 7-5-1. Petition and election on abolishment of county organization--Form of ballot.
- § 7-5-2. Certification to Governor of vote favoring abolishment of county organization--Description of county property and indebtedness.
- § 7-5-3. Communication to Legislature of election result--Attachment for judicial purposes after county organization dissolved.
- § 7-5-4. Governor's proclamation of dissolution of county organization--Notice--Effective date.
- § 7-5-5. Laws applicable after county organization dissolved--Tax levy to pay indebtedness.
- § 7-6-1. Submission to voters of location of permanent county seat--Publication of notice.
- § 7-6-2. Form and casting of ballots for selection of county seat--Application of general election law.
- § 7-6-3. Time required before resubmission of county seat location.
- § 7-6-4. Relocating county seat--Petition--Verification--Election--Publication of notice.
- § 7-6-5. Form and casting of ballots on change of county seat--Application of general election law.
- § 7-6-6. Time required before resubmission of change of county seat.
- § 7-6-7. Moving to new county seat--Time permitted.
- § 7-7-1. Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term.
- § 7-7-1.1. County officers to be elected quadrenially--Staggered terms--Expiration of term for combined offices.
- § 7-7-1.2. Combining county offices.
- § 7-7-1.3. First election of officer for combined office--Term--Salary.
- § 7-7-1.4. Appointment--Coroner.
- § 7-7-1.5. Submission of question of combined offices to voters--Procedure.
- § 7-7-1.6. Submitting to voters the question of combining with other counties a county office--Procedure.
- § 7-7-1.7. Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Term.
- § 7-7-1.8. Ordinance combining with other counties a county office.
- § 7-7-1.9. Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Election--Term.
- § 7-7-1.10. Procedure upon vacancy of a combined office.
- § 7-7-2. Hours of operation for county offices established by board of county commissioners--Exceptions.
- § 7-7-2.1. Closing of courthouse for emergency or severe weather.
- § 7-7-3. Compensation of county commissioners.
- § 7-7-4. Mileage allowance for county commissioners.
- § 7-7-5. Salary of county commissioners.
- § 7-7-6. Compensation of county commissioners acting in drainage matters.
- § 7-7-7. Mileage allowance when commissioners travel together--Pooling of mileage allowances.
- § 7-7-8. Determination of population for county salary purposes.
- § 7-7-9.1. Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds--Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office.
- § 7-7-10.1. Salary for combination of two or more elected positions.
- § 7-7-12. Salary for state's attorney--Contract for services--Prohibitions.
- § 7-7-14. Determination of population of newly created or organized county.
- § 7-7-17. Salaries as full compensation--Fees paid into treasury.
- § 7-7-20. Authorization for employment of deputies and clerks--Payment of compensation.
- § 7-7-21. Appointment and removal of deputies and clerks--Oath of office and bond.
- § 7-7-22. Powers of deputies--Responsibility of elected officer.
- § 7-7-23. Officer receiving salary of deputy or clerk as theft.
- § 7-7-24. Mileage allowance to county officials.
- § 7-7-25. Meetings of county officials for advancement of county government--Authorization.
- § 7-7-26. Prior authorization required for reimbursement of expenses for attending meetings--Vouchers for payment.
- § 7-7-27. Payments for research to county commissioners' associations and educational institutions.
- § 7-7-28. Formation of association of county commissioners and elected officials--Powers of association--Appropriations for dues.
- § 7-7-29. Local government records destruction board.
- § 7-8-1. Number and terms of office of commissioners--Staggered terms.
- § 7-8-2. Commissioners elected by voters of district--Moving from district or failing to attend meetings creates vacancy.
- § 7-8-2.2. Candidate to be resident of district at time of signing declaration of candidacy.
- § 7-8-3. Change in number of commissioners--Petition and submission at election.
- § 7-8-4. Form of ballot on increase of number of commissioners.
- § 7-8-5. Form of ballot on decrease in number of commissioners.
- § 7-8-6. Redistricting and transition after increase in number of commissioners.
- § 7-8-7. Redistricting and transition after decrease in number of commissioners.
- § 7-8-8. Continuance in office of commissioners elected before change in number of commissioners.
- § 7-8-10. Decennial revision of commissioner districts.
- § 7-8-11. Continuance in office of commissioners elected before decennial redistricting--Designation of district represented--Elections in other districts.
- § 7-8-12. Publication and posting of notice of decennial redistricting.
- § 7-8-12.1. Question as to legality of commissioner districts-Request grant of permission to revise boundaries.
- § 7-8-12.2. Order affirming good cause exists for redistricting--Authorization for revision.
- § 7-8-12.3. Revision of county commission districts--Notice.
- § 7-8-14. Meetings--County commission--Special sessions.
- § 7-8-15. Chair and vice chair--Election--Vacancy--Duties.
- § 7-8-16. Repealed
- § 7-8-17. Recording of votes by county commissioners.
- § 7-8-18. Tie vote of commissioners.
- § 7-8-19. Preservation of order by county board--Enforcement of obedience to orders.
- § 7-8-20. General powers of county commissioners.
- § 7-8-20.1. Rewards for aid in arrest and conviction of felons.
- § 7-8-20.2. Determination by commissioners of right to reward--Payment.
- § 7-8-23. Rights-of-way on highways granted by county commissioners.
- § 7-8-24. Memorial Day observance.
- § 7-8-25. Distribution of surplus commodities.
- § 7-8-26. Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees.
- § 7-8-26.1. Life and health insurance contracts for county officers and employees.
- § 7-8-26.2. Health self-insurance plan for county officers and employees.
- § 7-8-26.3. Annual report of self-insurance system--Audit.
- § 7-8-26.4. Individual hospital, medical, or health insurance contracts for county officers and employees.
- § 7-8-26.5. Reinsurance arrangement required for self-insurance.
- § 7-8-27. Appeal to circuit court from county commissioners--Bond for costs.
- § 7-8-28. State's attorney's appeal from action of county commissioners.
- § 7-8-29. Time allowed for appeal--Service of notice--Transcript of proceedings.
- § 7-8-30. Filing of appeal and transcript--Docketing--Hearing and determination.
- § 7-8-31. Circuit court judgment and order on appeal from county commissioners.
- § 7-8-32. Appeal as exclusive remedy--Restrictions.
- § 7-8-33. Declaration and abatement of nuisances by county.
- § 7-8-38. County revenues--Economic development.
- § 7-8-39. Establishment of public works program to provide income for payment of property taxes.
- § 7-8-40. Conditions of public works program for payment of property taxes--Participation.
- § 7-8-41. Passport applications--Assistance by county employees.
- § 7-8A-1. Adoption of optional form of government.
- § 7-8A-2. Board as governing body--Election.
- § 7-8A-3. County manager--Duties and qualifications.
- § 7-8A-4. Appointment of county manager.
- § 7-8A-5. Duties of county manager.
- § 7-8A-6. Election to adopt optional form.
- § 7-8A-7. Election to discontinue optional form.
- § 7-8A-8. Effect of adoption or discontinuance.
- § 7-9-1. Duty to keep records of instruments--Destruction of unneeded records.
- § 7-9-1.1. Recording, filing, and indexing of records by microfilming or computerization.
- § 7-9-2. Seal of office--Use on instruments.
- § 7-9-3. Time of recording.
- § 7-9-4. Special townsite deed record required.
- § 7-9-5. Conveyances of platted land not accepted until plat recorded.
- § 7-9-6. Tax payment certificate required for recording of plat--County auditor's, state highway, and centrally assessed railroad property plats excepted.
- § 7-9-7. Names, addresses, and descriptions required in recorded instruments--Certificate of value.
- § 7-9-7.1. Report of information in recorded instruments.
- § 7-9-7.2. Certificate of value--Form.
- § 7-9-7.3. State exempt from filing certificate of value.
- § 7-9-7.4. Original signatures required for recording generally--Financing statements--Exhibits--Limited electronic signatures permitted.
- § 7-9-8. Numerical indexes of instruments affecting real property--Form.
- § 7-9-8.1. Endorsement of date, time, and identifying number--Entry in indexes.
- § 7-9-9. Alphabetical indexes of instruments affecting real property.
- § 7-9-10. Monthly report to tax officials of real estate transfers.
- § 7-9-11. Numbering and alphabetical index of instruments relating to personal property.
- § 7-9-12. Form of personal property index.
- § 7-9-13. Continued use of previously authorized register index.
- § 7-9-13.1. Release of old age assistance liens.
- § 7-9-14. Replacement of unusable indexes--Completion of incomplete indexes--Admissibility in evidence.
- § 7-9-15. Fees--Real estate documents to conform to format standards--Exception.
- § 7-9-15.1. Immunity from personal liability for bad checks.
- § 7-9-16. Reception record and fee book maintained by register--Entries in record.
- § 7-9-17. Deposit of fees and other collections received--Charging on account--Record of accounts receivable.
- § 7-9-18. Failure by register to collect, record, report or pay over fees as theft.
- § 7-9-19. Refusal to record.
- § 7-9-20. Court action for refusal to record.
- § 7-9-21. Liability of register for refusal to record.
- § 7-9-22. Suspicion of counterfeit recorded documents--Notice.
- § 7-9-24. Electronic preservation of documents.
- § 7-9-25. County register of deeds modernization and preservation relief fund.
- § 7-9-26. Fees deposited into fund--Distribution.
- § 7-9-27. Duty of the county governing body to fund register of deeds--Gifts, grants, contributions, and funds from other sources.
- § 7-9-28. South Dakota association of county officials register of deeds modernization and preservation relief fund.
- § 7-9-29. Fiscal year of fund--Computation of each county's share of deposits--Division of money in fund--Administrative fee.
- § 7-9A-1. Definitions.
- § 7-9A-2. Validity of electronic documents.
- § 7-9A-3. Recording of documents.
- § 7-9A-4. Electronic recording commission created--Standards for recording electronic documents.
- § 7-9A-5. Meetings of commission--Expenses and costs.
- § 7-9A-6. Quorum.
- § 7-9A-7. Removal of member.
- § 7-9A-8. Promulgation of rules.
- § 7-9A-9. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 7-9A-10. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 7-10-1. Auditor as clerk of county commissioners--Preservation and destruction of records.
- § 7-10-2. Accounting records maintained--Destruction.
- § 7-10-3. Monthly verification of treasurer's accounts--Report to county commissioners--Contents.
- § 7-10-4. Financial reports--Time for preparation and publication--Filing of publication.
- § 7-10-5. General duties relating to elections.
- § 7-10-6. Call of special election when county commissioners fail to call.
- § 7-10-9. Action against auditor and sureties for misconduct or omission of duty.
- § 7-10-10. Calculation of adjusted taxes upon cancellation of historical society moratorium--Payment deadline.
- § 7-11-1. Treasurer as collector of taxes--Office at county seat--Receipt of county money.
- § 7-11-2. Premium on treasurer's bond.
- § 7-11-3. Additional security required of treasurer by county commissioners--Failure to give security creating vacancy in office.
- § 7-11-4. Collection of taxes--Maintenance of delinquent taxpayer list.
- § 7-11-4.1. Immunity from personal liability for bad checks--Conditions.
- § 7-11-4.2. Bad check--Collection procedure--Removal as asset.
- § 7-11-5. Accounting and payment of money into treasury.
- § 7-11-6. Warrants of county auditor required for disbursements by treasurer.
- § 7-11-9. Duplicate receipts for miscellaneous collections.
- § 7-11-12. Accounting records maintained--Destruction.
- § 7-11-14. Collection fees not deducted from taxes received.
- § 7-11-16. Failure to collect or account for fees as theft.
- § 7-11-17. Examination of treasurer's books by county commissioners--Settlement and certification of accounts.
- § 7-11-18. Action against treasurer and sureties on failure to settle or pay over money.
- § 7-11-19. Profiting from use of county funds as theft--Liability on official bond.
- § 7-12-1. Sheriff to preserve the peace--Apprehension of felons--Execution of process.
- § 7-12-2. Office at county seat--Service and posting of notices.
- § 7-12-3. Attendance on courts and county commissioners.
- § 7-12-4. Compliance with attorney general's orders--Enforcement of laws.
- § 7-12-5. Information furnished to attorney general and state's attorney--Assistance in prosecution of offenses.
- § 7-12-6. Deputy sheriff to act on disqualification or incapacity of sheriff--Coroner to serve papers on sheriff.
- § 7-12-7. Designation of circuit court commissioner to act in absence, inability, or disqualification of sheriff and coroner.
- § 7-12-9. Deputies, jailers, and clerks authorized by county commissioners--Compensation.
- § 7-12-10. Appointment and removal of deputies, jailers, and clerks--Oath and bond.
- § 7-12-10.1. Civil service system for deputies in large county--Features of system--Repeal or modification.
- § 7-12-11. Responsibility of sheriff for deputies, jailers, and clerks--Summary relief from duties.
- § 7-12-12. Vehicles and equipment furnished to sheriff by county--Mileage payments not made.
- § 7-12-13. Payment of expenses where vehicle furnished by county.
- § 7-12-14. County reimbursement of expenses on official business.
- § 7-12-15. Sheriff's salary schedule.
- § 7-12-17. Mileage and food allowances unaffected by salary provisions--Deduction for housing furnished by county.
- § 7-12-18. Fees--Amounts--Exceptions--Law enforcement purposes.
- § 7-12-18.1. Uncollectable fees removed as assets of county.
- § 7-12-19.1. Fees paid to sheriff--Remittance to county treasurer.
- § 7-12-20. Endorsement of fees for service of process for state--Fees not required of county.