The land or material for right-of-way and borrow pit may be acquired for the state by the Department of Transportation, either by gift, purchase, or condemnation. If said land or material is to be acquired by condemnation the proceedings shall be as provided by § 31-19-3.
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-19-1
Right-of-way and borrow pit--Purchase or condemnation--Proceedings
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case STATE HIGHWAY COM'N, ETC. v. Wieczorek (1976)
Most recently applied in Pluimer v. City of Belle Fourche (June 1996)
Source: SL 1939, ch 113, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 28.13A02; SL 1966, ch 83.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.