{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-17-2-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 17-2-3","heading":"Status as legal newspaper unaffected by consolidation.","body":"The consolidation or union of any two or more newspapers, any or all of which were before such consolidation legal newspapers as defined in § 17-2-2.1, does not affect the legality of the newspaper formed by the consolidation. The consolidated newspaper shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements prescribed for a legal newspaper and to be a legal newspaper as defined in § 17-2-2.1.","path":["TITLE 17. NOTICE AND PUBLICATION","CHAPTER 17-2. LEGAL NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/17-2-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"77c36d4da8fcc7fd8b652c2825f307972b04b7ed03d4cffe2f6e23e2075446d1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-17-2-2.6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-17-2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}