South Dakota § 31-12A-3 - Filing of petition--Contents.
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§ 31-12A-3. Filing of petition--Contents.
Not less than twenty-five percent of the eligible voters as defined in § 31-12A-1.2 who own land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a road district may file a petition with the board of county commissioners asking that a road district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. The petition shall be filed with the county auditor and presented to the board of county commissioners for consideration at its next meeting. The petition shall conform with the requirements of § 6-16-2 and shall set forth:
(1) The proposed name of the road district;
(2) That there is need for road work in the territory described in the petition;
(3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a road district;
(4) A request that the board of county commissioners define the boundaries for the district; that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a road district in the territory; and that the board determine that such a district be created.
Source: SL 1977, ch 241, § 3; SL 1982, ch 224, § 2; SL 2014, ch 46, § 8.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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