{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-9-4-4.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 9-4-4.1","heading":"Study required before annexation without petition.","body":"Except as provided by § 9-4-1, before a municipality may extend its boundaries to include contiguous territory, the governing body shall conduct a study to determine the need for the contiguous territory and to identify the resources necessary to extend the municipal boundaries.","path":["TITLE 9. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 9-4. CHANGE OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-4-4.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ac9d5f40a8093e9e105bbc0f519fc8446f577d663c843111d6b556aef22ed3b3","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-9-4-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-9-4-4.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}