South Dakota Statutes
§ 9-8-5 — Common council--Power to judge members and govern proceedings--Expulsion--Vacating office for bribery, attendance issues.
South Dakota § 9-8-5
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-8-5 (2026).
Text
The council is the judge of the election and qualification of its members. The council may, by ordinance, determine its rules of procedure and code of conduct, and may punish its members for disorderly conduct while performing the duties of office, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the aldermen, may expel a member. The office of a mayor or any alderman convicted of a crime that involves bribery is deemed vacated upon entry of a judgment of conviction. The council may, by ordinance, establish requirements for attendance at regular meetings and provide for the expulsion of a member in violation of the attendance requirements.
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Legislative History
SL 1890, ch 37, art IV, §§ 6, 7; RPolC 1903, §§ 1203, 1204; RC 1919, § 6210; SDC 1939, § 45.0704; SL 2017, ch 56, § 6; SL 2025, ch 38, § 22.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 9-8-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/9-8-5.