South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 12A - County Road Districts
Section 31-12A-1 - Incorporation of road district.

31-12A-1. Incorporation of road district.
Any area outside the boundary of a municipality, which is situated so that the construction or maintenance of roads becomes desirable, may be incorporated as a road district pursuant to this chapter.

Source: SL 1977, ch 241, §1; SL 1982, ch 224, §1; SL 1998, ch 36, §9; SL 1999, ch 150, §1; SL 1999, ch 151, §1; SL 2014, ch 46, §4.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 31 - Highways and Bridges

Chapter 12A - County Road Districts

Section 31-12A-1 - Incorporation of road district.

Section 31-12A-1.1 - Formation--Election--Qualification.

Section 31-12A-1.2 - Eligible voter and landowner defined.

Section 31-12A-2 - Application for organization of road district--Verified survey and map required.

Section 31-12A-3 - Filing of petition--Contents.

Section 31-12A-4 - Public examination of survey, map, and petition.

Section 31-12A-5.1 - Territory within subdivision jurisdiction of municipality--Requirement for approval of petition.

Section 31-12A-5.2 - Transfer of jurisdiction over public highway to road district prohibited.

Section 31-12A-6 - Order declaring territory incorporated--Name of district--Election.

Section 31-12A-10 - Incorporation of district by majority vote--Exclusion of agricultural property from district by notice to county auditor--Notation on survey and map.

Section 31-12A-11 - Order of incorporation--Order as conclusive of fact of incorporation.

Section 31-12A-12 - District as governmental subdivision and public body.

Section 31-12A-13 - Expenditure of county funds authorized for application and election costs--Expenditure of transportation department funds allocated to county.

Section 31-12A-15 - Annual election of officers--Time and place--Conduct.

Section 31-12A-15.1 - Notice of meeting and election--Contents--Notice upon vacancy.

Section 31-12A-16 - Election of trustees at large--Terms of office--Annual elections.

Section 31-12A-17 - Nominations for trustee--Certificates of nomination.

Section 31-12A-18 - Trustees not compensated--Election of president.

Section 31-12A-19 - Rules and regulations of trustees--Meetings--Quorum.

Section 31-12A-20 - Record of proceedings required of trustees.

Section 31-12A-20.1 - Sanitary district assuming road district powers.

Section 31-12A-21 - Powers of trustees.

Section 31-12A-22 - Power of trustees to pass and enforce ordinances and regulations.

Section 31-12A-23 - Certification to county auditor of delinquent charges for services--Penalty and interest--Tax sale--Referendum on assessment or bond issue.

Section 31-12A-24 - Trustee and employee interest in contracts or other dealings of district prohibited--Exception.

Section 31-12A-25 - Laws applicable to proceedings for constructing roads, borrowing money, making special assessments, and issuing bonds.

Section 31-12A-25.1 - Roads as public highways--Vehicle or traffic regulations may be enforced by law enforcement officer.

Section 31-12A-26 - Road work projects outside district's area.

Section 31-12A-27 - Dissolution of road district by petition of voters--Procedure.

Section 31-12A-28 - Dissolution of road district by trustees.

Section 31-12A-29 - Consolidated road districts authorized--Governing body to propose consolidation by resolution.

Section 31-12A-30 - Proposed consolidation submitted to eligible voters at special election.

Section 31-12A-31 - Resolution declaring consolidated road district.

Section 31-12A-32 - Consolidated board of trustees.

Section 31-12A-33 - Consolidated road district does not acquire property or obligations of included road districts.

Section 31-12A-34 - Consolidated road district authorized to contract for property.

Section 31-12A-35 - Directors authorized to adjust boundaries of district--Limitations.

Section 31-12A-36 - Annexation of area--Procedures.