<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 9-2-2.2 - Change in municipality classification--Judgment--Filing.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21Normal { 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.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21Statute { 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.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21NoIndent { 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.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21SCL { 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 9-2-2.2 - Change in municipality classification--Judgment--Filing."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-2-2.2 - Change in municipality classification--Judgment--Filing."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-2-2.2"><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="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-2-2.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21SENU">9-2-2.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21SENU">. </span><span class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21CL">Change in municipality classification--Judgment--Filing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21DefaultParagraphFont">After the hearing, if the facts warrant the granting of the application, the court must make and enter its judgment changing the status of the municipality to that of a municipality of the appropriate class, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-2-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21DefaultParagraphFont">9-2-1</span></a><span class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21DefaultParagraphFont">. The court shall establish the time when the change is effective and shall determine the manner in which the change must be made.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21Statute"><span class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21DefaultParagraphFont">A certified copy of the judgment shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and the office of the register of deeds of the county where the municipality is located.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sf669bd3bb3e1495d8c5495442cee4d21SCL">SL 2024, ch 28, § 17.</span></p></div></body></html>