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2010 South Dakota Code
Title 31 - HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Chapter 12 - County Highway Systems
- Section 31-12-1 - Established highway systems perpetuated.
- Section 31-12-2 - Change of county highway system--Order of Department of Transportation.
- Sections 31-12-3, 31-12-4 - Repealed
- Section 31-12-5 - Supervision of construction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of system.
- Section 31-12-6 - County system at expense of entire county--Tax levy.
- Section 31-12-7 - Divisions of system into sections--Recording in county road book.
- Section 31-12-8 - Survey and report by superintendent on condition of system and structures.
- Section 31-12-9 - Survey, plans, specifications, and estimates for permanent improvements.
- Section 31-12-10 - Bench marks on permanent structures.
- Section 31-12-11 - Commencement of construction work.
- Section 31-12-12 - Small projects--Advertising, private contract, or county work permitted.
- Section 31-12-13 - Large projects--Advertising or county work required--Rejection of bids.
- Section 31-12-14 - Publication of advertisement for bids--Rejection of bids.
- Section 31-12-15 - Written contract--Performance bond.
- Section 31-12-16 - Progress payments permitted.
- Section 31-12-17 - Superintendent's approval of bills before payment.
- Section 31-12-18 - Width of culverts.
- Section 31-12-19 - Repealed.
- Section 31-12-20 - Repealed.
- Section 31-12-21 - Purchase of maintenance equipment authorized.
- Section 31-12-22 - Road and bridge fund used for equipment purchases--Maximum.
- Section 31-12-23 - Temporary grading, repair work, or turnpiking operations.
- Section 31-12-24 - Supervision of maintenance work by superintendent--Payments from road and bridge fund.
- Section 31-12-25 - Establishment of witness corners required--Violation as petty offense.
- Section 31-12-26 - Responsibility for secondary roads in unorganized territory.
- Section 31-12-27 - Tax levy for secondary roads in unorganized territory.
- Section 31-12-27.1 - Contracts with residents for county road construction and repair--Petition--Work performed by highway department or private contract--Payment.
- Section 31-12-28 - Secondary county road construction by county--Petition--Election.
- Section 31-12-29 - Notice and manner of election.
- Section 31-12-30 - Ballot for election--Form.
- Section 31-12-31 - Powers and authority of commissioners if county road proposition passes.
- Section 31-12-32 - County funds available for secondary roads--Tax levy.
- Section 31-12-33 - Township funds available for secondary roads.
- Section 31-12-34 - Secondary township highway construction by county--Petition--Election.
- Section 31-12-35 - Notice and manner of election--Ballot.
- Section 31-12-36 - Powers and authority of commissioners if township highway proposition passes.
- Section 31-12-37 - Return to township control--Petition and election.
- Section 31-12-38 - County funds available for secondary highways--Tax levy.
- Section 31-12-39 - Township funds available for secondary highways.
- Section 31-12-40 - Accounting required of county highway superintendent--Allocation of township motor vehicle fund.
- Section 31-12-41 - Contracts for county maintenance of streets and alleys in municipalities.
- Sections 31-12-42, 31-12-43 - Vehicle license collections to be used outside municipalities. Indemnity required for construction or survey work within road right-of-way
- Section 31-12-44 - Repairs for wind and water erosion assessed to private landowner.
- Section 31-12-45 - Approval of conservation district for repair of erosion damage--declaration--notice to landowner.
- Section 31-12-46 - Minimum maintenance roads established.
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