<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 23-3-1 - Police in municipalities--Law governing--Size of force. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047843Normal { 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.s2047843SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047843CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047843Normal-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.s2047843DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047843Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047843000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047843SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047843SCL-000003 { 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="s2047843Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-1"><span class="s2047843SENU">23-3-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047843SENU">. </span><span class="s2047843CL">Police in municipalities--Law governing--Size of force.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047843Normal-000000"><span class="s2047843DefaultParagraphFont">The organization and regulation of police in municipalities of this state are governed by the provisions of the Title 9, "Municipal Government" in this code.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047843Normal-000001"><span class="s2047843DefaultParagraphFont">The mayor or other officer having the direction of the police in a municipality must order a force sufficient to preserve the peace to attend any public meeting, when he is satisfied that a breach of the peace may be reasonably apprehended.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047843Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047843000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047843Normal"><span class="s2047843SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047843SCL-000003"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0103; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>