Section 7-18-7 - Tax levy to pay judgment against county--County property exempt from process.
7-18-7. Tax levy to pay judgment against county--County property exempt from process. If any judgment is obtained against a county, the board of county commissioners may, at any time after the expiration of six months from the rendition of the judgment, assess and collect a sufficient amount of revenue to pay off and discharge the judgment. The property of the county and of persons owning property situated or liable to taxation therein may not be subject to judgment lien or liens, nor to seizure or sale upon execution or other process of any court. The levy authorized by this section is in addition to the levy authorized in § 10-12-21.
Source: SL 1874-5, ch 27, § 29; PolC 1877, ch 21, § 14; SL 1881, ch 54, § 1; CL 1887, § 573; RPolC 1903, § 796; RC 1919, § 5792; SDC 1939, § 12.1805; SL 1985, ch 77, § 5.