{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-31-13-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 31-13-1","heading":"Township road system--Township board responsible for township roads.","body":"The board of township supervisors shall construct, repair, and maintain all of the township roads within the township except for section lines designated as no maintenance section lines pursuant to § 31-13-1.4 and roads designated as no maintenance roads pursuant to § 31-13-1.6. The township road system consists of section line roads; judicially declared roads; roads impliedly accepted by the township through routine performance of certain maintenance activities, such as grading, graveling and snow removal, and accepting funds from the county pursuant to §§ 32-11-4.1 and 32-11-6 for a period of at least fifteen years; and any other roads designated by resolution of the board as being on the township road system. A road may only be vacated through the process specified in chapter 31-3. Before a road may be added to the township road system, the road shall meet the minimum requirements specified in §§ 31-18-2 and 31-13-4, unless the board, by resolution, waives this requirement.","path":["TITLE 31. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 31-13. TOWNSHIP ROADS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/31-13-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"21086688d77e94da220044a074e616fab65b5ff419aa3375eab97f7146820b01","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-31-12a-36","next":"us-sd/sdcl-31-13-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}