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SD Codified L § 7-18A-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-23 - Preservation of referendum petitions--Public inspection.

7-18A-23. Preservation of referendum petitions--Public inspection.The auditor shall preserve all petitions invoking the referendum for at least two years. The petitions shall be open to public inspection upon reasonable request. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §33.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-24 - Waiting period before second vote on initiated or referred question.

7-18A-24. Waiting period before second vote on initiated or referred question.No question contained in a referred or initiated ordinance or resolution may be voted upon again within one year from the date of the election thereon. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §34.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-25 - Ordinance book kept--Contents.

7-18A-25. Ordinance book kept--Contents.After an ordinance takes effect, the auditor shall record it with a certificate of the date of its publication in a book to be known as the "Ordinance Book" and shall file the affidavit of publication with the original ordinance. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §11.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-25.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-25.1 - Posting of ordinance book on county website.

7-18A-25.1. Posting of ordinance book on county website.If a county posts the ordinance book or any part of the book on the county's official website, the county shall ensure the most current version of the ordinance book or any part of the book is posted. Source: SL 2019, ch 50, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-27 - Compilation of ordinances in book form--Publication.

7-18A-27. Compilation of ordinances in book form--Publication.Every county shall have power to compile its ordinances without revision or amendment, not more often than once in five years, for publication in book form. The compilation shall be effective without the publication required for ordinances. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §12.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-28 - Revision committee appointed by board.

7-18A-28. Revision committee appointed by board.Each board, not more often than once every five years, may appoint a committee of one or more competent persons to prepare and submit for its consideration an ordinance which revises the ordinances of the county. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §14.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-29 - Publication of notice of adoption of revision--Revised ordinance effective unless referendum invoked--Ordinances published in book form.

7-18A-29. Publication of notice of adoption of revision--Revised ordinance effective unless referendum invoked--Ordinances published in book form.Upon the adoption of an ordinance in revision by the board, the auditor shall publish a notice, once each week for two successive weeks, that an ordinance in revision was adopted. Twenty days after the completed publication of the notice, unless the referendum shall have been invoked, such ordinance shall become effective without publication in a newspaper. The board shall publish the revised ordinances in book form. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §15.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-30 - Admissibility of ordinances and resolutions as evidence.

7-18A-30. Admissibility of ordinances and resolutions as evidence.An original ordinance or resolution, the record in the ordinance book or a certified copy thereof, or any compilation or revision of ordinances purporting to be printed under the authority of a board are admissible in evidence without further proof. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §16.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-31 - Proof of compliance with procedural provisions not required unless controverted.

7-18A-31. Proof of compliance with procedural provisions not required unless controverted.In any action or proceeding instituted pursuant to an ordinance or resolution passed pursuant to this chapter, it shall not be required to show compliance with the provisions of this chapter as to the passage or publication of any ordinance or resolution unless the same be controverted under oath. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §17.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-32 - Actions for violations as civil cases--County as plaintiff--Pleadings--Rules of conduct.

7-18A-32. Actions for violations as civil cases--County as plaintiff--Pleadings--Rules of conduct.Actions for violations of county ordinances shall be civil cases and the county shall be the plaintiff. The actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint and the response thereto shall be by oral plea or written answer. Conduct for the trials of violation of county ordinances and resolutions shall be governed by the procedure used in all proceedings for violations of ordinances and bylaws of units of local government of this state as referred to in §23A-1-1. If the procedure does not cover or apply to a specific portion of the proceeding, the rules of civil procedure apply. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §2; SL 1989, ch 67, §2.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-33 - Degree of proof when jail sentence authorized.

7-18A-33. Degree of proof when jail sentence authorized.In the prosecution for the violation of any county ordinance which authorizes a penalty of a jail sentence, the county shall prove the defendant guilty of the violation of the ordinance beyond a reasonable doubt. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §3.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-34 - Appeal to circuit court from magistrate court--Trial de novo and jury trial.

7-18A-34. Appeal to circuit court from magistrate court--Trial de novo and jury trial.In any action or proceeding brought in magistrate court for the violation of an ordinance or resolution passed pursuant to this chapter, the defendant shall have the right to appeal the verdict to the circuit court and the right to a trial de novo and a jury trial in the circuit court. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §18.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-35 - Disposition of fines and penalties.

7-18A-35. Disposition of fines and penalties.All fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected for violations of a county ordinance, resolution, or charter shall be distributed in accordance with §16-2-34. Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §4; SL 1984, ch 12, §7.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-36 - Firearms regulation prohibited--Action by attorney general.

7-18A-36. Firearms regulation prohibited--Action by attorney general.No county 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 county that passes or enforces an ordinance in violation of this section. If the county fails to comply with the order, the attorney general shall bring an action in the name of the state for injunctive relief against any county 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, §2; SL 2019, ch 51, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-18A-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions|Section 7-18A-37 - Criminal background check of persons seeking employment with county.

7-18A-37. Criminal background check of persons seeking employment with county.Any county may, by ordinance, require any person over eighteen years of age seeking employment with the county to submit to a state and federal criminal background investigation by means of fingerprint checks by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The ordinance shall specify which occupations or positions require a criminal background check. The county may submit completed fingerprint cards to the Division of Criminal Investigation before the prospective new employee enters into service. Upon completion of the state and federal criminal background check, the Division of Criminal Investigation shall forward to the county all information obtained as a result of the check. Failure to submit or cooperate with the criminal background investigation is grounds for denial of employment. Source: SL 2010, ch 38, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-19-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-1 - Circuit court authorization for commencement and prosecution of action.

7-19-1. Circuit court authorization for commencement and prosecution of action.The state's attorney may commence and prosecute actions in the name of and on behalf of the county as provided in this chapter.If in the opinion of the state's attorney the commencement and prosecution of any action is necessary to protect the interests of the county in any matter or to recover any money due the county from any person, the state's attorney may present to the judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which the county is situated a summons and complaint in such matter and ask leave of the judge to commence such action. If it appears to the judge that the interests of the county presumably require the prosecution of the action, the judge shall endorse the summons. Then the state's attorney may commence and prosecute the action. Source: SL 1897, ch 115, §§1 to 3; RPolC 1903, §§941 to 943; RC 1919, §§6011 to 6013; SDC 1939, §12.1303; SL 2016, ch 44, §52.
SD Codified L § 7-19-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-2 - County purchase of real estate sold on execution.

7-19-2. County purchase of real estate sold on execution.If any real estate is advertised to be sold at execution sale, held pursuant to any judgment in an action to which any county shall be a party, the board of county commissioners of the county may instruct the county auditor to bid on the real estate in the name of the county. The commissioners shall fix the maximum price for the auditor to bid for the real estate. The county auditor upon the receipt of the instructions shall attend the sale. The county auditor shall bid on the real estate, but may not exceed the maximum amount fixed by the board. The county auditor shall purchase the real estate at the lowest price at which the real estate can be procured. Any county may hold in its own name and for its own benefit all real estate acquired under the provisions of this section. Source: SL 1891, ch 43, §§1 to 3; RPolC 1903, §§797 to 799; RC 1919, §§5793 to 5795; SDC 1939, §12.1915; SL 2016, ch 44, §53.
SD Codified L § 7-19-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-3 - Compromise of mortgage indebtedness authorized on refinancing.

7-19-3. Compromise of mortgage indebtedness authorized on refinancing.Whenever any school fund mortgage or courthouse or jail building fund loan mortgage held by any county is in default and is being refinanced through any other loaning agency, and the total amount due thereon for principal, interest, and taxes is greater than the value of the real estate securing such mortgage, and it is impossible to collect the full amount of said mortgage indebtedness by foreclosure of said mortgage or otherwise, the board of county commissioners may in its discretion compromise the amount due on such mortgage for cash or federal farm mortgage corporation bonds which said compromise shall be in full satisfaction of any such loan if in the opinion of said board such compromise would be to the advantage and best interest of said county. Source: SL 1935, ch 81, §1; SDC 1939, §12.1916.
SD Codified L § 7-19-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-4 - Resolution for compromise of mortgage indebtedness.

7-19-4. Resolution for compromise of mortgage indebtedness.The compromise authorized by §7-19-3 shall be by resolution duly made and entered of record, setting forth the description of the land secured by said mortgage, the amount due thereon for principal, interest, and taxes, and the sum for which said mortgaged indebtedness is being compromised, which said resolution shall be passed by a unanimous affirmative vote of said board of county commissioners. Source: SL 1935, ch 81, §2; SDC 1939, §12.1916.
SD Codified L § 7-19-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-5 - Circuit court hearing and confirmation of mortgage indebtedness compromise.

7-19-5. Circuit court hearing and confirmation of mortgage indebtedness compromise.After the passage of the resolution required by §7-19-4, it shall be the duty of the county auditor within three days to notify the state's attorney in writing of the adoption of the same. The state's attorney shall thereupon petition the circuit court for an order approving and confirming said compromise. Such petition shall be brought on for hearing upon notice setting forth the contents of said resolution and the time and place of hearing said petition which said notice shall be published once in an official newspaper of the county at least six days prior to said hearing. Source: SL 1935, ch 81, §2; SDC 1939, §12.1916.
SD Codified L § 7-19-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-6 - Validation of prior mortgage compromises by county commissioners.

7-19-6. Validation of prior mortgage compromises by county commissioners.Any school fund loan mortgage or courthouse or jail building fund mortgage compromised by any board of county commissioners before February 16, 1935, is hereby legalized and declared to be valid, if such compromise was made in good faith and in the interest and to the advantage of the county. Source: SL 1935, ch 81, §3; SDC 1939, §12.1916.
SD Codified L § 7-19-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-7 - School mortgage obligation to state unimpaired.

7-19-7. School mortgage obligation to state unimpaired.Nothing contained in §§7-19-3 to 7-19-6, inclusive, shall in any way relieve any county from paying the full amount of principal and interest due to the State of South Dakota on any school fund loan mortgage compromised. Source: SL 1935, ch 81, §4; SDC 1939, §12.1916.
SD Codified L § 7-19-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-8 - Action to set aside mortgage compromise prohibited.

7-19-8. Action to set aside mortgage compromise prohibited.In all cases where a board of county commissioners of any county has, prior to July 1, 1935, effected a compromise settlement of any indebtedness secured by a state permanent school fund mortgage, no action or proceeding shall be maintained to invalidate or set aside such compromise settlement or the satisfaction of such mortgage on the ground of lack of authority of such board to effect such compromise settlement, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: SL 1935, ch 145, §1; SDC 1939, §12.1917.
SD Codified L § 7-19-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 19 - Prosecution Of Claims By County|Section 7-19-9 - Action to set aside county conveyance after mortgage compromise prohibited.

7-19-9. Action to set aside county conveyance after mortgage compromise prohibited.In all cases where real property has, prior to July 1, 1935, been conveyed by deed to any county in satisfaction of a mortgage on said land securing the payment of a state permanent school fund loan and such real property has been thereafter conveyed by such county, no action or proceeding to invalidate, set aside, or annul such conveyance by the county on the ground of any alleged defect in the proceeding for the acquisition of such real property by such county or in the proceedings for the subsequent conveyance of such property by the county shall be maintained, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: SL 1935, ch 145, §2; SDC 1939, §12.1917.
SD Codified L § 7-20-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-1 - Banks eligible for deposits--Application for deposit.

7-20-1. Banks eligible for deposits--Application for deposit.The county treasurer shall deposit and at all times keep on deposit the money in state or national banks within the state. A bank may apply for the privilege of keeping the county funds and shall state in the application the amount of money desired. If bond or securities are segregated as provided in §4-6A-3, the board of county commissioners shall approve the application. Source: SL 1897, ch 104, §1; RPolC 1903, §349; SL 1917, ch 204, §1; RC 1919, §6888; SL 1923, ch 297; SL 1925, ch 295; SL 1929, ch 98; SL 1937, ch 79; SDC 1939, §12.0818; SL 1941, ch 29; SL 1957, ch 18; SL 1959, ch 24; SL 1974, ch 39, §13; SL 1976, ch 72; SL 2016, ch 44, §54; SL 2017, ch 54, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-20-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-1.1 - Savings and loan associations as official depositories--Requirements--Maximum amount.

7-20-1.1. Savings and loan associations as official depositories--Requirements--Maximum amount.Domestic savings and loan associations whether chartered by this state or by the United States are official depositories for county funds; provided such funds are invested only in the accounts of such associations which are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The amount so invested in any one association may not exceed the amount which is covered by such insurance unless such association qualifies as a savings and loan depository as provided by chapter 4-6A. Source: SL 1974, ch 303; SL 1982, ch 45, §2; SL 2017, ch 54, §2.
SD Codified L § 7-20-1.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-1.2 - Domestic federal credit union as official depository--Requirement.

7-20-1.2. Domestic federal credit union as official depository--Requirement.Any domestic federal credit union chartered by the United States is a qualified public depository for county funds if such funds are invested in accounts which are insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Source: SL 1987, ch 71, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-20-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-3 - Deposit permitted despite interest of county official.

7-20-3. Deposit permitted despite interest of county official.A bank may be selected as a depository for the keeping of county funds notwithstanding a county official may be a stockholder or officer therein, nor shall such action constitute a crime on the part of such county official. Source: SL 1923, ch 297; SL 1925, ch 295; SL 1929, ch 98; SL 1937, ch 79; SDC 1939, §12.0818; SL 1941, ch 29, §1; SL 1957, ch 18, §1; SL 1959, ch 24, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-20-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-9 - Forms of deposit--Crediting of interest from deposits--Signatures required on checks.

7-20-9. Forms of deposit--Crediting of interest from deposits--Signatures required on checks.All moneys shall be deposited in such banks in demand accounts, savings accounts, or on time deposit, and any interest accrued from such deposits shall be credited to the respective funds or the general fund. All such demand deposits are subject to payment if demanded by the county treasurer on the county treasurer's check, countersigned by the county auditor. Source: SDC 1939, §12.0818; SL 1941, ch 29; SL 1957, ch 18; SL 1959, ch 24; SL 1995, ch 42.
SD Codified L § 7-20-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-10 - Maximum deposit in one bank.

7-20-10. Maximum deposit in one bank.No bank at any time shall have on deposit county funds of any one county in excess of one hundred percent of the capital and surplus of such bank. Source: SL 1897, ch 104, §3; RPolC 1903, §351; SL 1917, ch 204, §1; RC 1919, §6888; SL 1923, ch 297; SL 1925, ch 295; SL 1929, ch 98; SL 1937, ch 79; SDC 1939, §12.0818; SL 1941, ch 29; SL 1957, ch 18; SL 1959, ch 24.
SD Codified L § 7-20-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-12 - Removal of officer neglecting to comply--Treasurer not liable for loss of money deposited in compliance.

7-20-12. Removal of officer neglecting to comply--Treasurer not liable for loss of money deposited in compliance.Any county officer neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of §§7-20-1 to 7-20-11, inclusive, is subject to removal from office. No county treasurer is liable on the county treasurer's official bond for any loss of money deposited in compliance with the provisions of these sections. Source: SL 1897, ch 104, §8; RPolC 1903, §356; SL 1917, ch 204, §2; RC 1919, §§6888, 6889; SL 1923, ch 297; SL 1925, ch 295; SL 1929, ch 98; SL 1937, ch 79; SDC 1939, §12.0818; SL 1941, ch 29; SL 1957, ch 18; SL 1959, ch 24; SL 2016, ch 44, §55.
SD Codified L § 7-20-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 20 - Deposit Of County Funds|Section 7-20-13 - Selection of active depositories.

7-20-13. Selection of active depositories.In selecting depositories for the deposit of county funds, the board of county commissioners may designate one or more banks within the county as active depositories for the deposit and withdrawal, by the county treasurer, of daily receipts of cash, checks, drafts, and other cash items. Source: SL 1927, ch 80, §1; SDC 1939, §12.0819.