{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-7-18-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 7-18-1","heading":"County as body corporate--Party in court.","body":"Each county is a body corporate for civil and political purposes only, and as such may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court in this state.","path":["TITLE 7. COUNTIES","CHAPTER 7-18. CORPORATE POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/7-18-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"327639d1b83c66669ea43d25d21e92b2f021562a14b189c9eff62ce400724091","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-7-16b-22","next":"us-sd/sdcl-7-18-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}