An Act to amend requirements for an official newspaper.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 9-12-6 be AMENDED:

9-12-6. Each municipality shall designate at a meeting of its governing body an official newspaper or newspapers, for all legal and other official notices that must be published by law, for a period of time, not to be less than twelve months, specified by the governing body in a resolution. The newspaper shall be published in the municipality. However, if there is no newspaper published in the municipality, then a newspaper published outside of the municipality may be used if the newspaper serves the municipality. The newspaper must meet the requirements established pursuant to chapter 17-2.

The newspaper must be published in the municipality. If no newspaper is published in the municipality, the municipality shall comply with the requirements provided in § 17-2-11.