South DakotaCounty appeal rules set a 20-day notice deadline
People appealing a county board decision must serve notice within 20 days after publication, and the county auditor prepares a court transcript once the required bond and fees are provided.
What it does
People appealing a county board decision must serve written notice within 20 days after the decision is published. The notice recipient depends on who appeals.
Argument forA board may appoint someone to accept appeal notices, which could give appellants another way to serve notice.
Argument againstThe 20-day deadline could make it harder for someone to appeal if they learn about the published decision late.
More detail
A person appealing a county board decision must serve written notice on an authorized recipient. These rules apply to appeals from county board decisions, whether brought by an aggrieved person or the county state's attorney. A person aggrieved by the decision may serve notice on the county auditor, a county commissioner, the county state's attorney, or someone the board appointed by resolution to accept notice. If the state's attorney appeals, notice must be served on the people affected by the decision. After the required bond is filed and fees are paid, the county auditor must prepare a full transcript of the board proceedings about the decision and deliver it to the court clerk. The appeal notice must be served within 20 days after the board publishes its decision.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 30Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-30 H.J. 578Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 574To Governor
- Mar 12Signed by the President S.J. 528Passed Senate
- Mar 11Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560Passed House
- Mar 10House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 3 H.J. 549
- Vote recorded Concurred in amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 492
- Mar 4Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
- Mar 4Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1320DMajor
- Mar 4Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 25Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 17First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 272Minor
- Feb 12House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 44, NAYS 18 H.J. 318
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 3
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1320AMajor
- Feb 10Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 5Referred to House Local Government H.J. 237Minor
- Feb 4First Reading House H.J. 220Introduced
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