In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, such municipality shall be made a party and shall be entitled to be heard, and if the statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the attorney general of the state shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and be entitled to be heard.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-24-8
Municipality joined in proceeding involving ordinance or franchise--Attorney general joined when constitutional question involved
Known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (16 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Eliason v. City of Rapid City (2018)
Most recently applied in Eliason v. City of Rapid City (January 2018)
Source: SL 1925, ch 214, § 11; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0111.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.