South Dakota § 31-13-17 - Road district improvement--Hearing--Assessment.
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§ 31-13-17. Road district improvement--Hearing--Assessment.
The board of supervisors shall consider the petition at the time of the hearing pursuant to § 31-13-16. The supervisors may, by resolution, assess the properties in the road district for the purpose of road improvement for an amount as the supervisors determine advisable. The assessment may not exceed the amount set forth in the petition. The assessment must be certified to the county and collected as a part of the real estate taxes against the property so assessed pursuant to § 31-13-52. The assessment may only be used by the township for the purpose of road improvement in the road district, or part thereof, assessed.
Source: SDC 1939, § 58.0201 (10) as added by SL 1965, ch 297; SL 1973, ch 191, § 2; SL 2013, ch 132, § 3; SL 2025, ch 113, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-13-17 ("Road district improvement--Hearing--Assessment.") 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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