{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-11a-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-11A-16","heading":"General powers of directors.","body":"The board of directors has the following general powers:\n(1) To determine upon a general ambulance service program for the district;\n(2) To manage and conduct the business affairs of the district;\n(3) To make and execute contracts in the name of and on behalf of the district;\n(4) To purchase or lease such ambulance equipment, supplies, and other real or personal property as may be necessary to carry out the ambulance service program of the district;\n(5) To incur indebtedness on behalf of the district within the limits prescribed by § 34-11A-24, and to authorize the issuance of evidences of the indebtedness permitted under this subdivision, and to pledge any real or personal property owned or acquired by the district as security;\n(6) To organize, establish, equip, maintain, and supervise an ambulance service to serve the district;\n(7) Generally to perform all acts necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this chapter; and\n(8) To levy a tax and a special assessment as provided by this chapter.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-11A. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-11A-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"cbb982d57e465e563db5b40f998d7f2d622617a23171ca455022cc1fcf115905","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-11a-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-11a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}