The director of equalization shall assess for taxation all property subject to taxation, except property which the secretary of revenue has been directed to assess, which is situated in the county or municipality for which the director is appointed, including all property located within the corporate limits of each municipality. No legal presumption of correctness attaches to the director's assessed valuation of property. Each county in this state is an assessment district.
S.D. Codified Laws § 10-3-16
Assessment of property by director--Exception--County as assessment district
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case West Two Rivers Ranch v. Pennington County (1996)
Most recently applied in U.S. Bank National Assoc. v. S.D. Dept of Revenue (October 2022)
Source: SL 1957, ch 477, § 7 (1); SDC Supp 1960, § 57.03A07 (1); SL 1982, ch 28, § 24; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2000, ch 43, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex
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