21-24-8. Municipality joined in proceeding involving ordinance or franchise--Attorney general joined when constitutional question involved.
In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, such municipality shall be made a party and shall be entitled to be heard, and if the statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the attorney general of the state shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and be entitled to be heard.
Source: SL 1925, ch 214, §11; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.0111.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 24 - Declaratory Judgment
Section 21-24-1 - Power of courts to provide declaratory relief--Form and effect of declarations.
Section 21-24-2 - Person including business associations and public agencies.
Section 21-24-4 - Contract construed before or after breach.
Section 21-24-5 - Determination of rights under trust or decedent's estate.
Section 21-24-6 - Declaratory relief powers not limited by specific enumeration.
Section 21-24-7 - Parties to be joined in action for declaratory relief.
Section 21-24-9 - Trial of issues of fact.
Section 21-24-10 - Judgment refused where controversy would not be terminated.
Section 21-24-11 - Award of costs.
Section 21-24-12 - Further relief after declaratory judgment--Application and order to show cause.
Section 21-24-13 - Review of declaratory orders and judgments.
Section 21-24-14 - Chapter declared remedial--Liberal construction.