S.D. Codified Laws § 11-9-9

Areas conducive to disease or crime defined as blighted

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Meierhenry v. City of Huron (1984)

Most recently applied in Meierhenry v. City of Huron (June 1984)

Source: SL 1978, ch 91, § 2 (1).

Any area, including slum area, in which the structures, buildings, or improvements, by reason of:

(1) Dilapidation, age, or obsolescence;

(2) Inadequate provisions for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces;

(3) High density of population and overcrowding;

(4) The existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or

(5) Any combination of such factors;

are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and which is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, is a blighted area.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.