South Dakota § 9-6-6 Petition for dissolution--Decree.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 9-6-6 — Petition for dissolution--Decree.

South Dakota § 9-6-6

Title 9MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 9-5DISSOLUTION OF MUNICIPALITIES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 9-6-6 (2026).

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The court must render a judgment decreeing the dissolution of a municipality if:

(1)The referee reports that:

(a)At the time the petition for dissolution is filed, the population of the municipality is less than two hundred fifty; and (b) The petition has been executed by property owners owning more than one-half of the real property within the municipality, both in area and in assessed valuation; and (2) The court determines it is in the best interests of the municipality and the property owners that the municipality be dissolved.

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The court must render a judgment decreeing the dissolution of a municipality if: (1) The referee reports that: (a) At the time the petition for dissolution is filed, the population of the municipality is less than two hundred fifty; and (b) The petition has been executed by property owners owning more than one-half of the real property within the municipality, both in area and in assessed valuation; and (2) The court determines it is in the best interests of the municipality and the property owners that the municipality be dissolved.