South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 38 - Administration Of Taxes And Assessments On Utilities And Carriers
Section 10-38-24 - Special assessment--Delinquent utility--Seizure and advertisement of property.

10-38-24. Special assessment--Delinquent utility--Seizure and advertisement of property.
If any public utility company, subject to taxation pursuant to chapter 10-28, 10-33, or 10-35 shall neglect or refuse to pay any special assessment levied against such utility company, the county treasurer, city treasurer, or other officer charged with its collection, whenever such special assessment shall become delinquent, shall collect the same by seizure of engines, cars, rolling stock, and any personal property of such company, in an amount sufficient to pay such special assessment, with accrued penalty and interest and all accrued costs, wherever the same may be found in the county or counties in which such special assessment may have been made and levied, and shall immediately proceed to advertise the same for sale in three public places in the county, or by advertisement in one of the newspapers published in the county where such property is taken, for a period of at least ten days before such sale, stating the time when and place where such property will be sold.

Source: SL 1913, ch 340, §1; RC 1919, §6663; SDC 1939, §57.2002; SL 2021, ch 43, § 19.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 10 - Taxation

Chapter 38 - Administration Of Taxes And Assessments On Utilities And Carriers

Section 10-38-1 - Opportunity for hearing before department--Purpose of hearings--Notice to taxpayer.

Section 10-38-5 - False statement in utility report--Petty offense.

Section 10-38-6 - Failure of utility to file report as petty offense--Each day as separate offense--Notice and opportunity to correct defect required on good faith attempt to comply.

Section 10-38-7 - Disposition of penalties.

Section 10-38-8 - Addition to assessment or tax for failure of utility to make report.

Section 10-38-9 - False statement or failure to furnish information concerning utility as misdemeanor.

Section 10-38-10 - Action in circuit court for collection of tax, penalties and interest.

Section 10-38-11 - Allegation of tax liability--Treasurer's books as prima facie evidence.

Section 10-38-12 - Judgment for taxes, penalties and costs.

Section 10-38-13 - Defenses in action for collection of taxes--Reassessment ordered by court.

Section 10-38-14 - Secretary to redetermine tax when set aside by court.

Section 10-38-15 - Information required by secretary for purpose of reassessment.

Section 10-38-16 - Notice to taxpayer of time and place of reassessment.

Section 10-38-17 - Reassessment as of original assessment date.

Section 10-38-20 - Rate of tax on reassessment--Interest from original delinquency date.

Section 10-38-21 - Repeated reassessments.

Section 10-38-22 - Reassessments subject to laws applicable to original assessment.

Section 10-38-23 - General tax laws applicable to collection of special assessments from utilities.

Section 10-38-24 - Special assessment--Delinquent utility--Seizure and advertisement of property.

Section 10-38-25 - Sale of utility property for special assessment.

Section 10-38-26 - Surplus above special assessments and expenses returned to utility--Accounting by treasurer.

Section 10-38-27 - Return to utility of property not sold for want of bidders.

Section 10-38-28 - Special assessment collection procedure applicable to past delinquencies.

Section 10-38-29 - Notice of valuation of centrally assessed property.

Section 10-38-30 - Appeal of valuation of centrally assessed property--Notice of appeal.

Section 10-38-31 - De novo appeals of centrally assessed property.

Section 10-38-32 - Perfection of appeals of centrally assessed property.

Section 10-38-33 - Consolidation of appeals of centrally assessed property.

Section 10-38-33.1 - Circuit court may award attorney fees against unsuccessful appellant.

Section 10-38-33.2 - Supreme Court may award attorney fees against unsuccessful appellant--Exemption if appellant is state.

Section 10-38-34 - Nonparticipation in administrative action not a bar to appeal.