The validity of the incorporation of any municipality may only be challenged in an action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-3-20
Validity of incorporation questioned only by state
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Lippold v. Meade Cty. Bd. of Comm'rs (2018)
Most recently applied in State v. Buffalo Chip (November 2020)
Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, § 53; CL 1887, § 1078; RPolC 1903, § 1467; RC 1919, § 6159; SDC 1939, § 45.0111; SL 2024, ch 28, § 32.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.