<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 7-7-9.1 - Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds--Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035213Normal { 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.s2035213SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035213CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035213Normal-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.s2035213DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } table.s2035213000001 { border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 6pt; margin-bottom: .001pt; } tr.s2035213000002 { height: 0.33in; } td.s2035213000003 { vertical-align: top; width: 223.2pt; border-top: solid #FFFFFF 1.0pt; padding-top: 0; border-right: solid #FFFFFF 1.0pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-bottom: solid #FFFFFF 1.0pt; padding-bottom: 0; border-left: solid #FFFFFF 1.0pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; } p.s2035213Normal-000004 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 6.0pt; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2035213000005 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035213Normal-000006 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2.9pt; 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; } p.s2035213Normal-000007 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2.9pt; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2035213DefaultParagraphFont-000008 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035213Normal-000009 { 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.s2035213SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035213SCL-000010 { 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="s2035213Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-7-9.1"><span class="s2035213SENU">7-7-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213SENU">. </span><span class="s2035213CL">Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds--Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000000"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the county treasurer, county auditor, and county register of deeds. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule as based upon the most recent decennial federal census of population for counties:</span></p><div align="left"><table dir="ltr" class="s2035213000001"><tr class="s2035213000002"><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">County Population</span></p></td><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000007"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">Salary Schedule</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont"> Below 10,000</span></p></td><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">$33,825</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">10,000</span><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont-000008">-</span><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">14,999</span></p></td><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">$34,543</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">15,000</span><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont-000008">-</span><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">24,999</span></p></td><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">$35,952</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">25,000</span><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont-000008">-</span><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">69,999</span></p></td><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">$39,479</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">70,000 and over</span></p></td><td class="s2035213000003"><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000006"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">$42,561</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal-000009"><span class="s2035213DefaultParagraphFont">The board of county commissioners may not decrease the salary of the county treasurer, county auditor, or county register of deeds during consecutive terms of office of the county treasurer, county auditor, or county register of deeds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035213Normal"><span class="s2035213SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035213SCL-000010"> SL 1981, ch 48, § 1; SL 1982, ch 61, § 3; SL 1983, ch 39, § 1; SL 1984, ch 44, § 1; SL 1985, ch 46, § 1; SL 1986, ch 63, § 1; SL 1988, ch 66, § 1; SL 1991, ch 57, § 2; SL 2001, ch 37, §§ 1, 3; SL 2007, ch 37, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; SL 2007, ch 37, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2013, ch 31, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; SL 2013, ch 31, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.</span></p></div></body></html>