South Dakota § 7-22-1 - Verified statement or invoice required before claim allowed against county--Contents--Jurors' and witnesses' claims exempt.
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§ 7-22-1. Verified statement or invoice required before claim allowed against county--Contents--Jurors' and witnesses' claims exempt.
Before any account, claim, or demand against any county for any obligation, property, or services for which the county is liable may be allowed, the person who has the account, claim, or demand shall:
(1) Submit in writing and verify that the account is just and true, the money charged was actually paid for the purposes stated; the property charged for was actually delivered or used for the purposes stated, and was of the value charged; and the services charged were actually rendered and of the value as charged. If the services were official, for which fees are prescribed by law, that the fees and amounts charged for the services are allowed by law and no part of the account, claim, or demand has been paid; or
(2) Present an invoice or verification which shall be attached to a county voucher, the latter being signed or verified by the county official who purchased the property or had the services rendered to the effect that the account is just and true; the money charged was actually paid for the purposes stated; the property charged for was actually delivered or used for the purposes stated, and was of the value charged; and the services charged for were actually rendered and of the value as charged. If the services were official, for which fees are prescribed by law, that the fees and amounts charged for the services are allowed by law and no part of the account, claim, or demand has been paid.
The provisions of this section do not apply to any claim or demand for the per diem of jurors or witnesses fixed by law.
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, § 87; CL 1887, § 800; SL 1893, ch 56, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 861; SL 1911, ch 109; SL 1913, ch 151; RC 1919, § 5897; SDC 1939, § 12.1803; SL 1985, ch 55; SL 2016, ch 44, § 58.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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