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SD Codified L § 8-5-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-5 - Prosecution of actions for benefit of township--Trespass on township property.

8-5-5. Prosecution of actions for benefit of township--Trespass on township property.The board shall, in the name of the township, prosecute for the benefit of the township all actions upon bonds given to it and shall also sue for and collect all penalties and forfeitures in respect to which no other provision is made, incurred by any officer or inhabitant of the township; and it shall have power, in like manner, to prosecute for any trespass committed on any public inclosure, highway, or property belonging to the township, and shall pay all money collected under this section to the township treasurer. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §60; PolC 1877, ch 23, §34; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §62; CL 1887, §774; RPolC 1903, §1068; RC 1919, §6090; SDC 1939, §58.0508.
SD Codified L § 8-5-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-6 - Equalization of township assessments.

8-5-6. Equalization of township assessments.The township board of supervisors shall perform the duties of a board of equalization of township assessments, as provided in the section of this code relating to assessment and taxation. Source: SL 1897, ch 28, §36; RPolC 1903, §1091; RC 1919, §6091; SDC 1939, §58.0509.
SD Codified L § 8-5-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-8 - Appeals from board of supervisors--Time of taking--Service and filing of notice.

8-5-8. Appeals from board of supervisors--Time for taking--Service and filing of notice.From all decisions, orders, and resolutions of the boards of supervisors of townships, there shall be allowed an appeal by any person aggrieved thereby upon compliance with this section.Such appeals shall be taken within twenty days after the publication of the decision, order, or resolution of the board, if such be published; and in those cases where there is no publication, then within twenty days from the time of receiving actual notice thereof, by serving a written notice on one of the members of the board, which notice shall describe with reasonable certainty the decision, order, or resolution appealed from, and shall briefly set forth the grounds upon which the appeal is made. The original of such notice of appeal, together with proof of service, shall be filed forthwith in the office of the clerk of courts of the county in which the township is located, and it shall be docketed in the same manner as complaints in civil actions. However, the filing fee is twenty-five dollars. Source: SL 1961, ch 454, §1; SL 2007, ch 40, §1.
SD Codified L § 8-5-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-9 - Transcript filed by board on appeals--Settlement and framing of issues.

8-5-9. Transcript filed by board on appeals--Settlement and framing of issues.Within thirty days after the service of such notice of appeal, the board of supervisors of the township shall cause to be filed with the clerk of courts a transcript of the proceedings of such board relative to the decision, order, or resolution being appealed, which transcript shall be certified to by the township clerk as being correct. The issue shall be deemed to have been joined from the time of filing of such transcript and the matter may be brought on for trial in the same manner as provided for in civil cases. If the issues do not sufficiently appear from the notice of appeal and such transcript, the court may, upon notice to the parties, settle and frame the issues to be tried. Source: SL 1961, ch 454, §2.
SD Codified L § 8-5-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-10 - Hearing de novo on appeals--Judgment and order of circuit court.

8-5-10. Hearing de novo on appeals--Judgment and order of circuit court.All appeals taken as prescribed by §8-5-8 shall be heard and determined de novo. The circuit court may make a final judgment and cause the same to be executed or may send the same back to the board of township supervisors with an order how to proceed, and require the board to comply therewith by mandamus or attachment as for contempt. Source: SL 1961, ch 454, §3.
SD Codified L § 8-5-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-11 - Appeals to Supreme Court.

8-5-11. Appeals to Supreme Court.An appeal to the Supreme Court from the final judgment of the circuit court shall be permitted as provided for in civil cases. Source: SL 1961, ch 454, §3.
SD Codified L § 8-5-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-12 - Appeal cumulative to other remedies.

8-5-12. Appeal cumulative to other remedies.The provisions of §§8-5-8 to 8-5-11, inclusive, shall be cumulative to any existing remedies, proceedings, or actions available against township and township officers. Source: SL 1961, ch 454, §4.
SD Codified L § 8-5-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-13 - Firearms regulation prohibited--Action by attorney general.

8-5-13. Firearms regulation prohibited--Action by attorney general.No township may pass an ordinance that restricts or prohibits, or imposes any tax, licensure requirement, or licensure fee on the possession, storage, transportation, purchase, sale, transfer, ownership, manufacture, or repair of firearms or ammunition or their components. Any ordinance prohibited by this section is null and void. The attorney general shall send a cease and desist order to any township that passes or enforces an ordinance in violation of this section. If the township fails to comply with the order, the attorney general shall bring an action in the name of the state for injunctive relief against any township that has passed an ordinance in violation of this section. A court shall grant any person charged with a violation of an ordinance prohibited under this section reasonable costs, expenses, and attorney's fees. This section does not apply to any generally applicable zoning ordinance, building regulation, or fire code so long as the ordinance, regulation, or code is not used to circumvent the prohibition under this section. Source: SL 1983, ch 38, §3; SL 2019, ch 51, §2.
SD Codified L § 8-5-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors|Section 8-5-14 - Supervisor names and phone numbers to be posted on township website.

8-5-14. Supervisor names and phone numbers to be posted on township website .A county official of any county that maintains an official website shall post thereon the name and phone number of each person serving on a board of township supervisors within the county. Source: SL 2019, ch 52, §1.
SD Codified L § 8-6-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-1 - Bond required of clerk.

8-6-1. Bond required of clerk.Any person elected or appointed to the office of township clerk shall, before the person enters the office and within the time prescribed by law for filing the oath of office, execute a bond, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, paid for by the township, and with a surety company authorized to conduct business in this state or through a pool arrangement as provided in §§1-24-11 to 1-24-17, inclusive. The bond shall be for an amount set by and approved by the board of township supervisors and filed in the office of the county auditor. The bond shall be set for an amount approximately equal to the sum of money that the township is expected to receive in any one fiscal year or two hundred thousand dollars, whichever is less. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §64; PolC 1877, ch 23, §61; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §67; CL 1887, §779; RPolC 1903, §1073; SL 1913, ch 283, §1; RC 1919, §6093; SDC 1939, §58.0601; SL 1949, ch 430, §1; SL 1974, ch 55, §14; SL 2004, ch 73, §1; SL 2006, ch 33, §1; SL 2014, ch 48, §9.
SD Codified L § 8-6-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-2 - Appointment of deputy clerk--Oath of office.

8-6-2. Appointment of deputy clerk--Oath of office.The township clerk may in his discretion appoint a deputy, for whose acts he shall be responsible. Before any deputy shall enter upon the duties of his office he shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by §3-1-5, which oath shall be filed in the office of the county auditor. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §65; CL 1887, §777; RPolC 1903, §1071; SL 1913, ch 283, §1; RC 1919, §6094; SDC 1939, §58.0602; SL 1974, ch 55, §15.
SD Codified L § 8-6-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-3 - Minutes of township meetings--Orders, rules, and regulations and accounts--Preservation--Destruction.

8-6-3. Minutes of township meetings--Orders, rules, and regulations and accounts--Preservation--Destruction.The township clerk shall record, in the book of records of his township, minutes of the proceedings of every township meeting, and he shall enter therein every order or direction and all rules and regulations of any such meeting, and shall also file and preserve all accounts audited by the township board or allowed at a township meeting, and enter a statement thereof in such book of records. However, the township clerk may destroy any record which the records destruction board, acting pursuant to §1-27-19, declares to have no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §63; PolC 1877, ch 23, §60; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §66; CL 1887, §778; RPolC 1903, §1072; RC 1919, §6095; SDC 1939, §58.0603; SL 1981, ch 45, §5.
SD Codified L § 8-6-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-4 - Record of proceedings of supervisors--Preservation--Destruction.

8-6-4. Record of proceedings of supervisors--Preservation--Destruction.The township clerk shall be clerk of the township board of supervisors and shall manage and file a true record of all its proceedings except the records for accounts maintained by the treasurer as prescribed in §8-10-27 and when no other provision is made by law. However, the township clerk may destroy any record which the records destruction board, acting pursuant to §1-27-19, declares to have no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §83; CL 1887, §796; RPolC 1903, §1090; RC 1919, §6111; SDC 1939, §58.0604; SL 1981, ch 45, §6; SL 1993, ch 69, §1.
SD Codified L § 8-6-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-5 - Custody, preservation, and destruction of township records.

8-6-5. Custody, preservation, and destruction of township records.If no other provision is made by law, the township clerk shall duly file and safely keep all records and papers required by law to be filed by the township clerk. However, the township clerk may destroy any record which the records destruction board, acting pursuant to §1-27-19, declares to have no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §65; CL 1887, §777; RPolC 1903, §1071; SL 1913, ch 283, §1; RC 1919, §6094; SDC 1939, §58.0602; SL 1981, ch 45, §7; SL 1993, ch 69, §2.
SD Codified L § 8-6-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-6 - Oaths administered and acknowledgments taken by clerk.

8-6-6. Oaths administered and acknowledgments taken by clerk.The township clerk is authorized to administer all oaths and take all acknowledgments of instruments authorized or required by law. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §64; CL 1887, §776; RPolC 1903, §1070; RC 1919, §6096; SDC 1939, §58.0605.
SD Codified L § 8-6-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-7 - Filing annual fiscal report.

8-6-7. Filing annual fiscal report.The township clerk shall file the annual fiscal report of the township with the county auditor pursuant to §6-9-1 by the last day of March of the year immediately following the close of the township's fiscal year. Source: SL 1993, ch 69, §3; SL 2014, ch 48, §10.
SD Codified L § 8-6-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 06 - Township Clerk|Section 8-6-8 - Filing record of notice of injury.

8-6-8. Filing record of notice of injury.The township clerk shall file for the township pursuant to §3-21-3 any record of notice of injury received by the township. Source: SL 1993, ch 69, §4.
SD Codified L § 8-7-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 07 - Township Treasurer|Section 8-7-1 - Bond required of treasurer.

8-7-1. Bond required of treasurer.Any person elected or appointed to the office of township treasurer, before the person enters the office, shall give to the county a bond, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, paid for by the township, and with a surety company authorized to conduct business in this state or through a pool arrangement as provided in §§1-24-11 to 1-24-17, inclusive. The bond shall be for an amount set by and approved by the board of township supervisors and filed in the office of the county auditor. The bond shall be set for an amount approximately equal to the sum of money that the township is expected to receive in any one fiscal year or two hundred thousand dollars, whichever is less. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §38; CL 1887, §743; RPolC 1903, §1035; SL 1913, ch 283, §1; RC 1919, §6098; SL 1925, ch 292; SL 1931, ch 262; SDC 1939, §58.0701; SL 1949, ch 431, §1; SL 2004, ch 73, §2; SL 2006, ch 33, §2; SL 2014, ch 48, §11.
SD Codified L § 8-7-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 07 - Township Treasurer|Section 8-7-2 - Custody of township money--Accounting.

8-7-2. Custody of township money--Accounting.The township treasurer shall receive and take charge of all money belonging to the township or which is by law required to be paid into the township treasury, and shall pay over and account for the same upon the order of the township or the officers thereof duly authorized in that behalf, made pursuant to law, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by law. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §75; PolC 1877, ch 23, §66; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §71; CL 1887, §783; RPolC 1903, §1077; RC 1919, §6099; SDC 1939, §58.0702.
SD Codified L § 8-7-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 07 - Township Treasurer|Section 8-7-3 - Forfeiture of costs and expenses for failure to comply with law.

8-7-3. Forfeiture of costs and expenses for failure to comply with law.Each township treasurer, who refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of §8-7-2, shall forfeit not more than the amount the township was required to expend in costs and expenses due to the failure of the treasurer to comply with the law to be recovered by a civil action in the name of the township, for its use and benefit, in any court of competent jurisdiction; the amount to be fixed by the jury trying the cause or by the court if no jury be impaneled. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §79; PolC 1877, ch 23, §70; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §75; CL 1887, §787; RPolC 1903, §1081; RC 1919, §6103; SDC 1939, §58.0706; SL 2014, ch 48, §12.
SD Codified L § 8-9-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 09 - Township Contracts And Purchases|Section 8-9-1 - Contracts unlawful unless made at board meeting.

8-9-1. Contracts unlawful unless made at board meeting.All contracts made by any civil township officer or supervisor, in his capacity as such officer, except contracts made at a regular or special meeting of the civil township board, shall be deemed unlawful and not binding upon such civil township. Source: SL 1897, ch 40, §1; RPolC 1903, §1066; RC 1919, §6087; SDC 1939, §58.0504.
SD Codified L § 8-9-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 09 - Township Contracts And Purchases|Section 8-9-2 - Contract with township officer void--Removal from office.

8-9-2. Contract with township officer void--Removal from office.No township officer shall become a party to or interested directly or indirectly in any contract made by the township of which he is an officer; and every contract or payment voted for or made contrary to the provisions of this section is void. Any violation of this section shall be a malfeasance in office for which the officer so offending may be removed from office. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §119; CL 1887, §837; RPolC 1903, §1144; RC 1919, §6136; SDC 1939, §58.0403.
SD Codified L § 8-9-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 09 - Township Contracts And Purchases|Section 8-9-3 - Purchase, lease, or lease purchase of equipment--Approval of voters.

8-9-3. Purchase, lease, or lease purchase of equipment--Approval of voters.No township board of supervisors may purchase, lease, or lease purchase any road grader or any other machine or tool, the cost of which exceeds fifteen thousand dollars, without the approval of the voters of such township in the manner provided by law. Source: SL 1897, ch 118, §1; RPolC 1903, §1065; RC 1919, §6086; SDC 1939, §58.0503; SL 1991, ch 67; SL 2004, ch 74, §1.
SD Codified L § 8-9-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 09 - Township Contracts And Purchases|Section 8-9-4 - Fire protection contracts--Maximum term--Cost negotiated--Estimated costs--Amount of contract.

8-9-4. Fire protection contracts--Maximum term--Cost negotiated--Estimated costs--Amount of contract.Every civil township in this state shall, through its board of supervisors, enter into a contract for fire-fighting equipment and protection with a political subdivision or subdivisions of this state or with a nonprofit fire protection corporation or association legally organized and certified in this state. No contract may have a term that exceeds ten years in length. The amount of money each township pays shall be determined through negotiation and shall be specified in the contract. Any political subdivision or nonprofit fire protection corporation or association providing fire protection services shall, as part of any negotiation conducted pursuant to this section, provide full disclosure of the fire department's total assets and expenses and estimate the cost of fire protection, including equipment, buildings, material, and personnel. A contract entered into pursuant to this section shall be for an amount equal to the estimated cost of fire protection as agreed to by the parties. The contract may be for an amount other than the estimated cost of fire protection if agreed to by the parties to such contract. The provisions of this section do not apply to any township or portion thereof that lies within a rural fire protection district established pursuant to chapter 34-31A or an emergency services district established pursuant to chapter 34-47. However, nothing in this section prevents any township and rural fire district from entering into a contract to coordinate and cooperate for mutual fire protection and prevention purposes within any area which they might logically serve. Source: SL 1961, ch 455, §1; SL 1983, ch 51; SL 1990, ch 58; SL 1991, ch 68, §1; SL 2010, ch 40, §1; SL 2014, ch 48, §15.
SD Codified L § 8-9-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 09 - Township Contracts And Purchases|Section 8-9-6 - Nonprofit fire protection corporation or association defined.

8-9-6. Nonprofit fire protection corporation or association defined.The term, nonprofit fire protection corporation or association, as used in §8-9-4 shall include any corporation or association legally organized within this state for the primary purpose of providing fire-fighting equipment and protection for a particular political subdivision or subdivisions within this state and operating on a nonprofit basis. Source: SL 1961, ch 455, §1; SL 2014, ch 48, §17.
SD Codified L § 8-9-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 09 - Township Contracts And Purchases|Section 8-9-7 - Ambulance service contracts authorized--Maximum term and expenditures.

8-9-7. Ambulance service contracts authorized--Maximum term and expenditures.Any civil township in this state may, through its board of supervisors, when and to the extent deemed expedient by the board, enter into contracts for the furnishing of ambulance service, equipment and protection for the township, with any other political subdivision or subdivisions of this state, or any fire protection, ambulance service, or funeral service corporation or association legally organized in this state. No contract authorized by this section may exceed a term of ten years. Further, no contract authorized by this section may provide for an expenditure by a township of more than one thousand dollars per year, unless it has been submitted to, and approved by, the voters of the township in the manner provided by subdivision 8-3-2(8). Source: SL 1977, ch 67.
SD Codified L § 8-10-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 10 - Township Fiscal Affairs|Section 8-10-1 - Property tax levy.

8-10-1. Property tax levy.Taxes necessary to defray the township charges shall be levied on the taxable property in the township in the manner prescribed in this code for raising revenue and other money for state and county purposes and expenses. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §98; PolC 1877, ch 23, §86; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §101; CL 1887, §814; RPolC 1903, §1108; RC 1919, §6123; SDC 1939, §58.0817.
SD Codified L § 8-10-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 10 - Township Fiscal Affairs|Section 8-10-2 - Notice to county auditor of township tax levy--Entry on tax list.

8-10-2. Notice to county auditor of township tax levy--Entry on tax list.The township clerk shall notify the county auditor by the last day of March of the amount of the taxes levied by the board of supervisors. The county auditor shall enter the amount on the county tax list to be collected by the county treasurer as county taxes are collected. Source: SL 1879, ch 59, §33; CL 1887, §815; RPolC 1903, §1109; RC 1919, §6124; SDC 1939, §58.0818; SL 2016, ch 45, §5.
SD Codified L § 8-10-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 10 - Township Fiscal Affairs|Section 8-10-3 - Township funds remitted by county treasurer.

8-10-3. Township funds remitted by county treasurer.The county treasurer shall periodically remit any funds that have been received for the township to the depository designated by the township. The county auditor shall send to the township treasurer a statement showing the exact source and amount of such funds. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §77; PolC 1877, ch 23, §68; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §73; CL 1887, §785; RPolC 1903, §1079; SL 1907, ch 102, §1; SL 1915, ch 299, §1; SL 1917, ch 370; RC 1919, §6101; SDC 1939, §58.0704; SL 1959, ch 449; SL 1989, ch 71.