CHAPTER 51

(HB 1118)

County sale of tax certificates after July 1.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  permit counties to sell tax certificates.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 10-23-28.1 be amended to read as follows:

     10-23-28.1.   Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 10-23, 10-24, and 10-25, no county may sell any tax certificate after July 1, 2006 , unless the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution waiving the provisions of this section that prohibit the sale of tax certificates . The county shall be the holder of any tax certificate issued by the county after July 1, 2006 , unless the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution waiving the provisions of this section that prohibit the sale of tax certificates . The county treasurer shall continue to serve notice on the owner of record of the real property, publish notice, and attend to the other administrative provisions imposed by chapter 10-23, 10-24, and 10-25. Nothing in this section affects the holder of any existing tax certificate, the method in which the tax certificate is redeemed, or the sale of real property for taxes or assessments.

     Signed February 14, 2007

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