South Dakota Statutes
§ 49-16A-53 — Changing grade or location for convenience of public travel.
South Dakota § 49-16A-53
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 49PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
Ch. 49-16AINTRASTATE RAILROAD REGULATION
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-16A-53 (2026).
Text
If a railroad finds it necessary, for the purpose of avoiding annoyance to public travel, or dangerous or difficult curves or grades, or unsafe or unsubstantial grounds or foundations, or for other reasonable causes, to change the grade or location of any portion of its road, it may make such changes of grade and location not departing from its general route.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 52.0807; SDCL, § 49-19-19; SL 1980, ch 322, § 52.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 49-16A-53, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/49-16A-53.