South Dakota § 7-21-25 - Debts and liabilities exceeding appropriated amounts prohibited.
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§ 7-21-25. Debts and liabilities exceeding appropriated amounts prohibited.
Unless specially and expressly authorized by law, it shall be unlawful for the board of county commissioners or any member thereof, or for any officer of any county or any employee thereof in charge of any institution or agency of a county, to contract any indebtedness or incur any liabilities for or in behalf of the county, in any manner whatsoever, either for a purpose, object, or item for which no appropriation is provided in the budget of such county for the fiscal year in which such indebtedness is attempted to be contracted or liability attempted to be created, or in excess of the amount of any specific appropriation for any purpose, object, or item set forth in the budgets of such county, for the fiscal year in which such indebtedness is attempted to be contracted or liability attempted to be created.
Source: SDC 1939, § 12.2020; SL 1995, ch 7, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-21-25 ("Debts and liabilities exceeding appropriated amounts prohibited.") 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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