<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 9-1-3 - Judicial notice of organization.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Normal { 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.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Statute { 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.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8NoIndent { 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.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-1-3 - Judicial notice of organization."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-3 - Judicial notice of organization."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-3"><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="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SENU">9-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SENU">. </span><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8CL">Judicial notice of organization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Statute"><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8DefaultParagraphFont">The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of all municipalities organized under the laws of this state and of any change of organization authorized by law.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SCL">SL 1890, ch 37, art I, § 5; RPolC 1903, § 1174; SL 1913, ch 119, § 5; RC 1919, § 6158; SDC 1939, § 45.0108; SL 2024, ch 28, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html>