South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-18A-5 — Reading, signing, filing, and publication required.

South Dakota § 7-18A-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 7COUNTIES
Ch. 7-17ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-18A-5 (2026).

Text

The title of all ordinances shall be read twice with at least five days intervening between the first and second reading. Any ordinance shall be signed by the chairman of the board or the acting chairman, filed with the county auditor and published once. However, an ordinance incorporating and adopting comprehensive regulations or a code promulgated, approved, and published by a recognized and established national organization prescribing building, electrical, plumbing, safety, fire, or health regulations need not be published in a newspaper, but, upon adoption of such an ordinance, the auditor shall publish a notice of the fact of adoption once a week for two successive weeks.

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Related

Bechen v. MOODY COUNTY BD. OF COM'RS.
2005 SD 93 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2005)
4 case citations
Bechen v. Moody County Board of Commissioners
2005 SD 93 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2005)
3 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1975, ch 82, § 7; SL 1989, ch 68; SL 2021, ch 38, § 1.

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