<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 9-3-20 - Validity of incorporation questioned only by state.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933Normal { 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.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933Statute { 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.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933NoIndent { 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.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933SCL { 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 9-3-20 - Validity of incorporation questioned only by state."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-3-20 - Validity of incorporation questioned only by state."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-3-20"><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="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-3-20" rel="noopener"><span class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933SENU">9-3-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933SENU">. </span><span class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933CL">Validity of incorporation questioned only by state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933Statute"><span class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933DefaultParagraphFont">The validity of the incorporation of any municipality may only be challenged in an action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sdf7acb5e2e5843edb0492c98d3d4d933SCL">PolC 1877, ch 24, § 53; CL 1887, § 1078; RPolC 1903, § 1467; RC 1919, § 6159; SDC 1939, § 45.0111; SL 2024, ch 28, § 32.</span></p></div></body></html>