South Dakota § 31-12-43 - Indemnity required for construction or survey work within road right-of-way.
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§ 31-12-43. Indemnity required for construction or survey work within road right-of-way.
A county may require any person performing construction or survey work within any county road right-of-way which may damage such right-of-way to furnish an indemnity bond in a reasonable amount as determined by the board of county commissioners to indemnify the county for any damage done beyond normal wear. However, if a registered professional engineer or a registered land surveyor is surveying land, as defined in 36-18A-4, for an individual landowner of the county, the provisions of this section do not apply.
Source: SL 1984, ch 213, § 2; SL 1987, ch 29, § 11.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-12-43 ("Indemnity required for construction or survey work within road right-of-way.") 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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