<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 9-2-2.1 - Change in municipality classification--Application to court--Notice.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cNormal { 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.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cStatute { 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.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00c000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cNoIndent { 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.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cSCL { 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 9-2-2.1 - Change in municipality classification--Application to court--Notice."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-2-2.1 - Change in municipality classification--Application to court--Notice."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-2-2.1"><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="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-2-2.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cSENU">9-2-2.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cSENU">. </span><span class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cCL">Change in municipality classification--Application to court--Notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cDefaultParagraphFont">If the population of a municipality, as shown by the last preceding federal census, increases or decreases causing the municipality to pass into a different class of municipality pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-2-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cDefaultParagraphFont">9-2-1</span></a><span class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cDefaultParagraphFont">, the municipality may, through its governing body, apply to the circuit court having jurisdiction for a judgment authorizing the classification change. Upon the presentation of the application, the court must establish a time and place for hearing the application. Notice of the hearing must be given by publishing the order once a week for two successive weeks, the last publication to be not less than ten days prior to the day of the hearing. Not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing, the notice of hearing must also be posted in three public places in the municipality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s293ee452b9ac46b29e9afc114558d00cSCL">SL 2024, ch 28, § 16.</span></p></div></body></html>