Section 34A-5-32 - Abandonment of pending condemnation action--Reconveyance to originalowner on court order--Return of deposit--Retrospective operation.
34A-5-32. Abandonment of pending condemnation action--Reconveyance to original owner on court order--Return of deposit--Retrospective operation. In the event a sanitary district commences a condemnation action and files a declaration of taking and obtains an order of possession as provided in chapter 31-19, and later abandons the action when the property is no longer necessary for public purposes or the use of which the property was originally sought to be condemned no longer exists, the board of trustees of a sanitary district, upon order of the circuit court in which the condemnation action is pending, shall convey such property to the original owner and the original owner shall return the deposit on file with the clerk of courts. This section shall apply to any condemnation action abandoned by a sanitary district, organized under this chapter, prior to the effective date hereof.
Source: SDCL, § 34-17-26.1 as added by SL 1975, ch 221, §§ 1, 2; SDCL Supp, § 34-17-26.2.