<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 10-3-1 - Office of county director of equalization established--Multi-county cooperation authorized.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855f000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 10-3-1 - Office of county director of equalization established--Multi-county cooperation authorized."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 10-3-1 - Office of county director of equalization established--Multi-county cooperation authorized."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/10-3-1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=10-3-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fSENU">10-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fSENU">. </span><span class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fCL">Office of county director of equalization established--Multi-county cooperation authorized.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fDefaultParagraphFont">The office of county director of equalization is hereby established in each organized county of this state. Counties may enter into an agreement pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-24" rel="noopener"><span class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fDefaultParagraphFont">1-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fDefaultParagraphFont"> with another county or counties to perform the services of the county director of equalization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855f000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s10f052663a754833ab24bbe57787855fSCL">SL 1957, ch 477, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 57.03A01; SL 2025, ch 43, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 10-3-1 - Office of county director of equalization established--Multi-county cooperation authorized.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2037472Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2037472SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037472CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2037472Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2037472DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037472000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037472SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037472SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2037472Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=10-3-1.1"><span class="s2037472SENU">10-3-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037472SENU">. </span><span class="s2037472CL">Certification required for assessing or appraising officials.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037472Normal-000000"><span class="s2037472DefaultParagraphFont">No state or county official or any other person charged with the duty of assessing or appraising real property for purposes of taxation may continue in office unless he holds an appropriate certificate issued by the Department of Revenue, upon successful completion of a written examination or has been accepted for enrollment in a certification program to be conducted by the department and approved by the South Dakota Association of Assessing Officers, to be completed within one year. Certification is not required of clerical staff not engaged in field assessing or appraising.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037472Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037472000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037472Normal"><span class="s2037472SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037472SCL-000002"> SL 1974, ch 87, § 1; SL 1989, ch 81; SL 1992, ch 80, § 6; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2037472SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2037472SCL-000002">), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 10-3-1 - Office of county director of equalization established--Multi-county cooperation authorized.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2037473Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2037473SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037473CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2037473Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2037473DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037473000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037473SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2037473SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2037473Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=10-3-1.2"><span class="s2037473SENU">10-3-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037473SENU">. </span><span class="s2037473CL">Examination of applicants for certification--Enrollment--Standards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037473Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037473DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Revenue shall provide for the examination of applicants for certification or renewal. No certificate or renewal thereof may be issued to any person who has not demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department that he is competent to perform the designated duties of his office. Prior to accepting persons for enrollment or issuing certificates, the secretary of the department shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2037473DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037473DefaultParagraphFont"> for determining enrollment in its certification program and setting standards for certification.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037473Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037473000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2037473Normal"><span class="s2037473SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2037473SCL-000002"> SL 1974, ch 87, § 2; SL 1987, ch 82, § 3; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2037473SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2037473SCL-000002">), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html>