8-2-7. Liability insurance purchased by township.
Any township in this state may, through its board of supervisors, when and to the extent deemed expedient by said board, obtain and pay for public liability insurance insuring the township, its board, officers, and employees from any and all claims for damages arising from or caused in the discharge, performance, or nonperformance of their duties or employment.
Source: SL 1957, ch 486; SDC Supp 1960, ยง58.0201-1; SL 1963, ch 453.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 02 - Powers And Obligations Of Organized Townships
Section 8-2-1 - General corporate and regulatory powers.
Section 8-2-2 - Transactions and conveyances in township name.
Section 8-2-3 - Proceedings by and against township in township name.
Section 8-2-6 - Township public library services.
Section 8-2-7 - Liability insurance purchased by township.
Section 8-2-8 - Regulatory powers of township containing unincorporated town.
Section 8-2-10 - Powers restricted to those expressly granted.
Section 8-2-11 - Publication of township bylaws and changes--Effect.
Section 8-2-12 - Remedies for trespass on township lands.
Section 8-2-14.1 - Deferred compensation program for volunteer advanced life support personnel.
Section 8-2-15 - Regulation and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries.
Section 8-2-16 - Enrollment in group health, life, and disability income insurance plans--Premiums.