South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 02 - Legal Newspapers and Publication of Notice
Section 17-2-18.2 - Type size required for legal publication.

17-2-18.2. Type size required for legal publication.
Legal publications in official newspapers with a circulation of less than nine thousand shall be printed in not less than eight point type, and in official newspapers with a circulation of more than nine thousand in not more than six point type. A publication in violation of this section shall not invalidate any publication otherwise made in compliance with law but the newspaper printing the same may be denied payment therefor.

Source: SL 1972, ch 129, ยง3; SL 1974, ch 159; SL 1977, ch 181.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 17 - Notice and Publication

Chapter 02 - Legal Newspapers and Publication of Notice

Section 17-2-1 - Notices to be published in legal newspaper--Affidavit of publication--Online notice.

Section 17-2-2.1 - Requirements for legal newspaper--Language--Size--Duration and frequency of publication--Electronic format.

Section 17-2-2.2 - Price and circulation requirements.

Section 17-2-2.3 - Content requirements.

Section 17-2-2.4 - Office and mailing permit requirements.

Section 17-2-2.5 - Ownership and circulation statements--Involuntary suspension of publication--Existing legal newspapers.

Section 17-2-3 - Status as legal newspaper unaffected by consolidation.

Section 17-2-10 - Publication in adjoining county if no legal newspaper published in county.

Section 17-2-11 - Publication in county or nearest adjoining county if no legal newspaper published in municipality or district.

Section 17-2-12 - Publication in existing legal newspapers if not enough legal newspapers published in county.

Section 17-2-13 - Substitute publication where legal newspaper refuses publication--Affidavit of refusal.

Section 17-2-16 - Designation of newspaper in which execution notice published.

Section 17-2-17 - Day on which weekly publication made--Interval between publications.

Section 17-2-18 - Weekly publication constituting publication for stated number of days.

Section 17-2-18.1 - Time allowed for publication of proceedings and reports of political subdivisions.

Section 17-2-18.2 - Type size required for legal publication.

Section 17-2-19 - Legal publication fees not otherwise prescribed--Review and adjustment.

Section 17-2-20 - Fees chargeable for second and subsequent publications.

Section 17-2-22 - Notices validated despite hearing or action in same week as final publication--Rights barred by no action.

Section 17-2-22.1 - Affidavit of printer or publisher admissible in evidence--Prima facie evidence.

Section 17-2-23 - Publication affidavits validated despite discrepancy in name of newspaper.

Section 17-2-24 - Publication affidavits validated despite failure to describe status as legal newspaper.

Section 17-2-25 - Publication affidavits validated despite failure to recite statutory authority for execution.

Section 17-2-26 - Vested rights protected against validating provisions.

Section 17-2-27 - Publication affidavits validated without additional affidavit as to fees.

Section 17-2-28 - Notice, minutes, bids, and other published information--Publication cost--Online notice.