{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-37-18","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-37-18","heading":"District as franchised to use streets of municipality for transmission lines.","body":"If the majority of the voters of any municipality voting thereon shall vote in favor of the formation of a consumers power district, the annexation of territory or a municipality to an existing district, or the consolidation of two or more districts, as the case may be, such action shall be construed as the granting of a franchise to occupy any of the streets, alleys, or public places of the municipality to transmit and distribute electrical energy for heat, light and power.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-37. CONSUMERS POWER DISTRICT POWERS AND OPERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-37-18","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"4f11987d30a23ab1c710497a40928f613dca389a450ada54015b4df532e8471f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-37-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-37-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}