South Dakota § 7-7-9.1 Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds--Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-7-9.1 — Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds--Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office.

South Dakota § 7-7-9.1

Title 7COUNTIES

Ch. 7-5COUNTY OFFICERS IN GENERAL

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-7-9.1 (2026).

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The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the county treasurer, county auditor, and county register of deeds. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule as based upon the most recent decennial federal census of population for counties: County Population Salary Schedule Below 10,000 $33,825 10,000 - 14,999 $34,543 15,000 - 24,999 $35,952 25,000 - 69,999 $39,479 70,000 and over $42,561 The board of county commissioners may not decrease the salary of the county treasurer, county auditor, or county register of deeds during consecutive terms of office of the county treasurer, county auditor, or county register of deeds.

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The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the county treasurer, county auditor, and county register of deeds. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule as based upon the most recent decennial federal census of population for counties: County Population Salary Schedule Below 10,000 $33,825 10,000 - 14,999 $34,543 15,000 - 24,999 $35,952 25,000 - 69,999 $39,479 70,000 and over $42,561 The board of county commissioners may not decrease the salary of the county treasurer, county auditor, or county register of deeds during consecutive terms of office of the county treasurer, county auditor, or county register of deeds.

Legislative History

SL 1981, ch 48, § 1; SL 1982, ch 61, § 3; SL 1983, ch 39, § 1; SL 1984, ch 44, § 1; SL 1985, ch 46, § 1; SL 1986, ch 63, § 1; SL 1988, ch 66, § 1; SL 1991, ch 57, § 2; SL 2001, ch 37, §§ 1, 3; SL 2007, ch 37, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; SL 2007, ch 37, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2013, ch 31, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; SL 2013, ch 31, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.