9-12-7. Liability insurance and agreements for protection of municipality, officers and employees.
Any municipality may obtain and pay for all forms of liability insurance, or in lieu thereof, make other arrangements, including entering into agreements with others, which agreements may create separate legal or administrative entities pursuant to chapter 1-24, to protect and assist the municipality in meeting obligations arising from such acts or omissions for which the municipality may be legally liable. The liability insurance coverage obtained or other arrangement shall protect the municipal officers and employees in the performance of official duties and against acts committed by them that could be reasonably considered to be within the scope of their official duties.
Source: SL 1959, ch 276; SDC Supp 1960, §45.0201-1 (20); SL 1978, ch 50, §2; SL 1987, ch 75, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 12 - General Powers Of Municipalities
Section 9-12-1 - General corporate powers--Municipal property.
Section 9-12-2 - Fiscal powers of municipalities.
Section 9-12-3 - Expenses of officers and employees in attending meetings.
Section 9-12-3.1 - Compensation of board and commission members not already compensated.
Section 9-12-4 - Agreements with state and United States to carry out municipal functions.
Section 9-12-5 - Lease or transfer of municipal property to state agency for public purposes.
Section 9-12-5.1 - Lease of municipally-owned property--Term and conditions.
Section 9-12-5.2 - Lease to private person--Resolution of intent--Notice and hearing--Authorization.
Section 9-12-6 - Designation of official newspapers.
Section 9-12-9 - Municipal appropriations for observance of holidays.
Section 9-12-10 - City census.
Section 9-12-11 - Promotion of municipality--Appropriation and expenditure of funds--Records.
Section 9-12-12 - Employment of welfare workers.
Section 9-12-13 - Power to adopt zoning ordinance.
Section 9-12-14 - Power to support airports and landing fields.
Section 9-12-14.1 - Municipality authorized to provide funds for air carrier air service.
Section 9-12-15 - Power to maintain library.
Section 9-12-16 - Option to adopt campaign finance law.
Section 9-12-18 - Power to maintain abandoned cemetery--Cemetery board--Funds.
Section 9-12-19 - Inspection fee for government-owned property.
Section 9-12-21 - Rebate of municipal property taxes to further industry development goals.