South Dakota Statutes
§ 31-20-1 — Location of highway across school, endowment, or other state lands--Approval by commissioner of school and public lands.
South Dakota § 31-20-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 31HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Ch. 31-18USE OF PUBLICLY OWNED LAND FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-20-1 (2026).
Text
If deemed necessary by the Department of Transportation in order to avoid natural obstructions, to make a shorter system route, to eliminate curves, or to avoid valuable improvements, a highway may be located over and across any common school, endowment, or other state lands in the manner provided by law for laying out public highways, subject to the approval of the commissioner of school and public lands.
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Legislative History
SL 1909, ch 32, § 1; SL 1915, ch 214, § 1; RC 1919, § 8614; SDC 1939, § 28.0108; SL 1953, ch 133; SL 2010, ch 145, § 112.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 31-20-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/31-20-1.