South Dakota Statutes
§ 7-18-1 — County as body corporate--Party in court.
South Dakota § 7-18-1
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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-18-1 (2026).
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Each county is a body corporate for civil and political purposes only, and as such may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court in this state.
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Related
State v. Piekkola
241 N.W.2d 563 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1976)
Pennington County v. State ex rel. Unified Judicial System
2002 SD 31 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
GUILLAUME BY GUILLAUME v. Staum
328 N.W.2d 259 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1982)
Guillaume ex rel. Guillaume v. Staum
328 N.W.2d 259 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1982)
Gomez v. State of South Dakota
(D. South Dakota, 2022)
Jorgensen v. Union County
(D. South Dakota, 2023)
Marquez v. Peterson
(D. South Dakota, 2025)
Pennington v. STATE EX REL. JUD. SYSTEM
2002 SD 31 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
Tornquist v. State of South Dakota
(D. South Dakota, 2024)
Legislative History
SL 1874-5, ch 27, § 28; PolC 1877, ch 21, § 13; CL 1887, § 572; RPolC 1903, § 795; RC 1919, § 5791; SL 1935, ch 79; SDC 1939, § 12.1801; SL 1985, ch 15, § 23.
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