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SD Codified L § 31-3-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-13 - Highway on township line--Joint resolution.

31-3-13. Highway on township line--Joint resolution.In case the highway to be vacated, changed, or located is upon a township line, it shall be necessary that the board of supervisors of the adjoining civil township, or the board of county commissioners of the county, if the adjoining congressional township is unorganized, as the case may be, pass a like resolution and enter an order vacating, changing, or locating said highway. Source: SL 1935, ch 125, §4; SDC 1939, §28.0414.
SD Codified L § 31-3-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-14 - Appeal from township board to vote of voters.

31-3-14. Appeal from township board to vote of voters.Six or more voters of the township, aggrieved by the action of the board of supervisors in vacating, changing, or locating a highway may file with the township clerk a notice in writing within thirty days from the date of the first publication pursuant to §31-3-9, that they appeal the decision on whether the highway shall be vacated, changed, or located to be submitted to a vote of the voters of the township. Source: SL 1935, ch 125, §5; SDC 1939, §28.0415; SL 2014, ch 48, §18.
SD Codified L § 31-3-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-17 - Reopening vacated section lines without payment of damages.

31-3-17. Reopening vacated section lines without payment of damages.Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent the township board, county board, or the Transportation Commission from reopening highways so vacated without payment of damages to landowners on account of reopening said highway. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0416; SL 1985, ch 233, §8.
SD Codified L § 31-3-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-18 - Width of highway.

31-3-18. Width of highway.Any public highway located under §§31-3-6 to 31-3-37, inclusive, shall be at least sixty-six feet in width, and may be one hundred feet in width if all residents of land adjoining the highway petition for such width. However, a highway not exceeding one-half mile in length and not located on any section line shall be at least thirty-three feet in width if, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, such width is sufficient to accommodate properly the travel on the highway. Each order locating or changing any highway shall specify the width of the highway. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, §51; CL 1887, §1311; RPolC 1903, §1722; RC 1919, §8544; SDC 1939, §28.0315; SL 2018, ch 168, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-3-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-19 - County location proceedings--Highways to which applicable.

31-3-19. County location proceedings--Highways to which applicable. The provisions of §§ 31-3-23 to 31-3-37, inclusive, apply to all public highways by whatever authority located within any organized county that are not within the limits of any municipality. However, no portion of the state trunk highway system or county highway systems may be vacated, changed, or located except with the approval of and in accordance with an order made by the Department of Transportation. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0601; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 2021, ch 128, § 1.
SD Codified L § 31-3-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-20 - Municipal boundary highways--County and trunk highway systems.

31-3-20. Municipal boundary highways--County and trunk highway systems.The provisions of §§31-3-23, 31-3-28, 31-3-30, 31-3-33, 31-3-34, 31-3-36, and 31-3-37 do not apply to the highways on the boundary line of any municipality. Section 31-3-23 does not apply to any highway upon the county highway system or the trunk highway system. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0602; SL 1951, ch 139, §1; SL 1985, ch 233, §9; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-3-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-23 - Proceedings on short highway without usual number of petitioners--Payment of damages.

31-3-23. Proceedings on short highway without usual number of petitioners--Payment of damages. If a public highway proposed to be located is not more than one mile in length, the board of county commissioners shall proceed as provided in §§ 31-3-28 to 31-3-37, inclusive. However, the petition for the highway may be by but one or more petitioners and the board of county commissioners shall require the petitioner or petitioners for the highway to pay the damages assessed for the location of the highway. Source: SL 1913, ch 235; SL 1915, ch 211, §2; RC 1919, §8537; SL 1919, ch 333, §14; SDC 1939, §28.0602; SL 1951, ch 139, §1; SL 2021, ch 128, § 2.
SD Codified L § 31-3-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-28 - Benefits considered in assessing damages.

31-3-28. Benefits considered in assessing damages.The benefits to accrue to any owner, occupant, or claimant of land by reason of locating or changing any highway are to be considered by the commissioners or the viewers in the determination and award of damages for the same. Source: PolC 1877, ch 29, §40; CL 1887, §1230; RPolC 1903, §1635; RC 1919, §8624; SDC 1939, §28.0616.
SD Codified L § 31-3-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-30 - Owner opposed to petition to set forth damages in writing--Determination by county commissioners.

31-3-30. Owner opposed to petition to set forth damages in writing--Determination by county commissioners.At the meeting of the board of county commissioners at which the report of the committee appointed to examine the highway is presented, any person over whose land the highway passes and who is opposed to the petition shall set forth in writing that he or she is damaged by the location, change, or vacation of the highway and the amount of any damage. The board shall determine from the report and the evidence before the board the amount of damages sustained and whether the damages so assessed are greater than the utility of the proposed highway or change. If the board deems the highway of sufficient advantage to the public to warrant the paying of the damages assessed, the board shall declare the highway located, changed, or vacated and all damages declared assessed shall be paid by the county. However, if the board determines that the damages assessed are greater than the advantages of the proposed location, change, or vacation, the board shall order the petition dismissed. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, §59; CL 1887, §1319; RPolC 1903, §1730; RC 1919, §8542; SDC 1939, §28.0607; SL 2018, ch 168, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-3-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-33 - Assessment and payment of damages.

31-3-33. Assessment and payment of damages.All damages sustained by reason of the locating, changing, or vacating of any highway pursuant to this chapter, shall be assessed and paid by the board having highway jurisdiction thereof or, if there is joint exercise of authority by more than one board, then the damages shall be assessed and paid by those boards in proportion to their joint exercise of authority. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0606; SL 1985, ch 233, §18.
SD Codified L § 31-3-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-34 - Appeal to circuit court--Time allowed.

31-3-34. Appeal to circuit court--Time allowed.Any person who is a resident or landowner of such county or of land lying within ten miles of the boundaries of such county and who feels aggrieved by the final decision of the board in awarding or refusing to award damages in locating, vacating, or changing any public highway under the provisions of this chapter, or, notwithstanding the provisions of §31-3-14, any person who is a resident or landowner of such county or of land lying within ten miles of the boundaries of such county and who feels aggrieved by the final decision of the board in locating, vacating, or changing any public highway under the provisions of this chapter, may appeal from such decision to the circuit court for the county within thirty days after the date on which the decision of the board has become effective by serving a written notice of appeal describing the decision from which appeal is being taken upon one of the members of the board by one of the methods prescribed in §15-6-4. The appeal so taken shall be docketed as other causes pending in such court, and the same shall be heard and determined de novo. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0608; SL 1985, ch 233, §19.
SD Codified L § 31-3-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-36 - Location by consent.

31-3-36. Location by consent.Public highways may be located without the appointment of viewers, provided the written consent of all the owners of the land to be used for that purpose be first filed in the county auditor's office, and if it is shown to the satisfaction of the board of county commissioners that the proposed highway is of sufficient public importance to be opened and worked by the public, it shall make an order locating the same, from which time only shall it be regarded as a public highway. Source: SL 1883, ch 67, §1; CL 1887, §1219; RPolC 1903, §1624; RC 1919, §8546; SDC 1939, §28.0610.
SD Codified L § 31-3-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-37 - Expenses of survey--Payment by person seeking location of highway.

31-3-37. Expenses of survey--Payment by person seeking location of highway.If a survey of the highway mentioned in §31-3-36 is necessary, the board of county commissioners before ordering such survey shall require the persons asking for the location of such highway to pay the expenses of such survey. Source: SL 1883, ch 67, §2; CL 1887, §1220; RPolC 1903, §1625; RC 1919, §8547; SDC 1939, §28.0611.
SD Codified L § 31-3-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-39 - Field notes--Furnishing to board of supervisors of township.

31-3-39. Field notes--Furnishing to board of supervisors of township.Upon the written request of the board of supervisors of any township, the county auditor shall furnish a copy of the description, field notes, and plat, if any, of each highway running into or through such township, as appears by the description, field notes, and plat on file or of record in his office. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, §98; CL 1887, §1346; RPolC 1903, §1757; RC 1919, §8625; SDC 1939, §28.0617.
SD Codified L § 31-3-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-40 - Field notes--Recording in township highway record.

31-3-40. Field notes--Recording in township highway record.Upon the filing of such copy in the township clerk's office, the township clerk shall record the same in the highway record book of the township and such record shall be prima facie evidence of the existence of such highway according to the description and plat so on file. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, §99; CL 1887, §1347; RPolC 1903, §1758; RC 1919, §8626; SDC 1939, §28.0618.
SD Codified L § 31-3-41 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-41 - Relocation of highways--Contract of political subdivision with United States--Reimbursement.

31-3-41. Relocation of highways--Contract of political subdivision with United States--Reimbursement.The legally constituted authorities of any county, township, or municipality in the State of South Dakota are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts with the United States of America fixing the terms and conditions under which the part of any highway or system of highways under the control, jurisdiction, and supervision of any such county, township, or municipality in this state which it is found necessary to relocate, rearrange, or alter in order to facilitate the construction of the dams and reservoirs, within the State of South Dakota, by the United States government in the development of the Missouri River flood control projects will be made. Provided that any such contract entered into shall provide for reimbursement of any such county, township or municipality by the United States of America for all works performed and materials furnished under said contract by any county, township, or municipality. Source: SL 1953, ch 156, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §28.06A01.
SD Codified L § 31-3-42 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-42 - Change in location of highway by political subdivision contracting with the United States.

31-3-42. Change in location of highway by political subdivision contracting with the United States.The legally constituted authorities of any county, township, or municipality, in order to expeditiously carry out the terms of any contract or contracts entered into pursuant to §31-3-41, are authorized by resolution to make changes in the location of any part of the said highway or system of highways under the control, jurisdiction, and supervision of said authorized authorities in such county, township, or municipality necessary to comply with said contract and also purchase rights-of-way and make surveys for the necessary projects and to let all contracts for the construction of the project necessary to such relocations, rearrangements, or alterations in the same manner as now provided by the laws of this state. Source: SL 1953, ch 156, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §28.06A02.
SD Codified L § 31-3-43 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-43 - Notice of proposed change--Publication.

31-3-43. Notice of proposed change--Publication.No changes in the location of any highway or part of a highway or system of highways as contemplated, shall be entered into pursuant to §31-3-41 until notice of the proposed changes of such highways shall have been published in the legal newspaper of the county in which said proposed changes are to be made. Said notice shall be published for two successive weeks, once each week, and not less than ten days prior to the adoption of any such proposed changes and which said notice shall state the time and place when and where any person interested may appear and be heard upon any objections they may wish to assert in opposition to any such proposed changes in relocation or establishing of any highways or parts of highways. Source: SL 1953, ch 156, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §28.06A02.
SD Codified L § 31-3-44 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-44 - Highways within extraterritorial area of municipality.

31-3-44. Highways within extraterritorial area of municipality.Any resolution and order of the township board of supervisors or the board of county commissioners to vacate, change, or locate a highway within a township or within a county and within the extraterritorial area of a municipality as defined in §11-6-10 shall be subject to the approval of the governing board of the municipality exercising comprehensive planning and zoning powers within such extraterritorial area. Source: SL 1984, ch 208, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-3-45 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-45 - Rights of utilities and rural water systems unaffected.

31-3-45. Rights of utilities and rural water systems unaffected.No vacation, change, or relocation of any highway as provided under this chapter, nor any no maintenance designation of a highway as provided under chapter 31-12, diminishes any existing right of use enjoyed by any utility, municipally owned utility, rural water system, or cooperative utility that provides electricity, gas, water, or telephone service. Source: SL 1985, ch 233, §21; SL 2018, ch 172, §4.
SD Codified L § 31-3-46 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 03 - Location, Change And Vacation Of Highways|Section 31-3-46 - Procedures for highway appeals from township board of supervisors.

31-3-46. Procedures for highway appeals from township board of supervisors.Upon the filing of a notice of appeal pursuant to §31-3-14 and unless a petition or motion is filed with circuit court, the question shall be submitted to a vote of the voters at the next regular or special township meeting of the voters. The township clerk shall in the notice of such meeting state that the question of vacating, changing, or locating such highway shall be submitted to a vote of the voters. The result of the vote upon such question shall be spread upon the minutes of the meeting and the decision of the voters upon such question is final. If a two-thirds majority of the votes cast is in favor of vacating, changing, or locating the highway, the highway shall be vacated, changed, or located without further proceedings. Source: SL 1994, ch 236.
SD Codified L § 31-4-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 04 - State Trunk Highway System|Section 31-4-1 - State trunk highway system designated by Legislature--Primary factors to be considered--Limitation on removal from state trunk highway system.

31-4-1. State trunk highway system designated by Legislature--Primary factors to be considered--Limitation on removal from state trunk highway system.The state trunk highway system shall be as designated by the Legislature in statute. In designating the state trunk highway system, the Legislature shall consider, but not be limited to, the following primary factors:(1)Highways which are functionally classified as arterials as approved by the Federal Highway Administration and which provide farm to market access;(2)Highways providing service to a state or federal recreational access area;(3)The proximity of other state trunk highways and highways providing duplicating or similar service;(4)The cost of construction, maintenance, right-of-way, and the extent of needs on the state system;(5)The traffic volumes and other traffic survey data; and(6)The desirability of providing an integrated system to serve interstate travel, county seats, and cities of four hundred fifty population or greater.An existing highway segment may not be removed from the state trunk highway system unless an agreement for transfer of maintenance responsibility has been executed by the Department of Transportation and the local government unit to which the title and maintenance responsibility would be transferred. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0209; SL 1939, ch 107, §1; SL 1953, ch 139; SL 1999, ch 148, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-4-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 04 - State Trunk Highway System|Section 31-4-3 - Inclusion of city streets in system.

31-4-3. Inclusion of city streets in system.The Department of Transportation may at its discretion extend the state trunk highway system to include any street or streets within the limits of any first or second class municipality if necessary to make a continuous route for any state trunk highway through the municipality. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0209 as added by SL 1939, ch 107, §1; SL 1953, ch 139.
SD Codified L § 31-4-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 04 - State Trunk Highway System|Section 31-4-4 - Relocations, additions, and alterations in system--Purposes.

31-4-4. Relocations, additions, and alterations in system--Purposes.No change may be made in the state trunk highway system, except that the transportation commission may make relocations, additions, and alterations in portions of the system it considers necessary for the purpose of bringing into and connecting the system with all presently unconnected first and second class municipalities having a population of more than four hundred fifty according to the last federal census and for shortening the system distances between the interconnected county seats and connected municipalities of four hundred fifty or more population. The commission may also make relocations, additions, and alterations which make continuous the route of any state trunk highway through any municipality of over twenty-five hundred population or to improve the highway grade, or to eliminate a railroad crossing or crossings, or to avoid heavy city street traffic, or to construct a bypass around or alternate route through a municipality, with the consent of the governing body of such municipality affected and with a limitation of a maximum of five miles in length on each addition. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §46; SL 1923, ch 284, §3; SDC 1939, §28.0210; SL 1939, ch 107, §2; SL 1957, ch 123; SL 1964, ch 94; SL 1968, ch 124; SL 1984, ch 209, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-4-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 04 - State Trunk Highway System|Section 31-4-5 - State maintenance of streets included in state trunk highway system--Snow removal excepted.

31-4-5. State maintenance of streets included in state trunk highway system--Snow removal excepted.If any state trunk highway includes a connecting street within a municipality over twenty-five hundred population, the Department of Transportation shall maintain the street. However, the snow removal from the street is the duty of the first or second class municipality within whose boundaries the street lies. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0210 as added by SL 1939, ch 107, §2; SL 1957, ch 123; SL 1964, ch 94; SL 1968, ch 124; SL 2010, ch 145, §16.
SD Codified L § 31-4-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 04 - State Trunk Highway System|Section 31-4-6 - Change ceasing to interconnect certain municipalities prohibited.

31-4-6. Change ceasing to interconnect certain municipalities prohibited.No change may be made so that the state trunk highway system ceases to interconnect every county seat or to connect every first or second class municipality having a population of twenty-five hundred or more by the last federal census. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0210 as added by SL 1939, ch 107, §2; SL 1957, ch 123; SL 1964, ch 94; SL 1968, ch 124; SL 2010, ch 145, §17.