South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 37 - Consumers Power District Powers And Operations
Section 49-37-25 - Indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents.

49-37-25. Indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents.
A consumers power district may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the consumers power district or is or was serving at the request of the consumers power district as a director, officer, employee, or agent or other enterprise, against expenses including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the consumers power district and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. However, this section does not apply to any action by or in the right of the consumers power district.

Source: SL 1989, ch 403, ยง22.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 37 - Consumers Power District Powers And Operations

Section 49-37-1 - Usual corporate powers--Power to hold property in conduct of business--Authority to promote district.

Section 49-37-2 - Acquisition or operation of electric plants and systems inside or outside district--Singular or joint operations--Purpose.

Section 49-37-3.1 - Criteria considered in development of power systems--Alternative sources--Board determination as to size of facility.

Section 49-37-4 - Contractual powers--Sale of electrical appliances or equipment prohibited.

Section 49-37-4.1 - Contract to designate party as agent for itself and district--Delegation of contractual powers to agent.

Section 49-37-4.2 - Validation of prior contracts providing for designation of agent.

Section 49-37-4.3 - Cooperation in generation and transmission facilities--Permissible terms of contract.

Section 49-37-5 - Duty to sell at wholesale to municipalities or other political subdivisions.

Section 49-37-6 - Joint action with other districts.

Section 49-37-7 - District as having no power to tax.

Section 49-37-8 - State and other political subdivisions not liable for district's obligations.

Section 49-37-9 - Duty to cause estimates before entering into contract--Joint projects excepted--Minimum number of bids.

Section 49-37-9.1 - Prior joint acts validated despite bid law noncompliance.

Section 49-37-10 - Competitive bidding requirements suspended during emergency.

Section 49-37-11 - Competitive bidding requirements suspended during war.

Section 49-37-12 - Private industry prohibited from owning assets of district--Consent of voters--Sale of individual items permitted.

Section 49-37-13 - Privilege tax levied against district.

Section 49-37-14 - Computation and payment of tax.

Section 49-37-15 - Taxes on districts qualifying as rural electric companies.

Section 49-37-16 - Charges for services--Discrimination prohibited.

Section 49-37-17 - Districts not within jurisdiction of Public Utilities Commission.

Section 49-37-18 - District as franchised to use streets of municipality for transmission lines.

Section 49-37-19 - Contracts with municipality for sale at wholesale--Authority of municipality.

Section 49-37-20 - Other contracts with municipalities--Authority of municipality.

Section 49-37-21 - Districts as works of internal improvement--Applicability of laws respecting internal improvements.

Section 49-37-22 - Just compensation for use of state waters--Amount of compensation.

Section 49-37-23 - Liability of district respecting use of water.

Section 49-37-24 - Investment of district funds--Regulations--Investment officer.

Section 49-37-25 - Indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents.