Section 10-44-9.6 - Payments to fire departments--Uses of money--Accumulation of funds--Reallocationif fire department ceases to exist--Unused balance to general fund. - South Dakota Statutes

10-44-9.6. Payments to fire departments--Uses of money--Accumulation of funds--Reallocation if fire department ceases to exist--Unused balance to general fund. After the allocation of funds as provided in § 10-44-9.5, the county shall pay over to each of the certified fire departments servicing the county the amount of money determined to be their share under § 10-44-9.5. The money paid shall be used only for paying operating expenses, pension contributions, and the cost of capital improvements for the fire departments.
A fire department may accumulate funds in its account from year to year. If a fire department ceases to exist, the funds in that account shall be reallocated to the remaining certified fire departments servicing the county in the same proportion as the last previous distribution. If no other certified fire departments operate in the county the balance of the fund shall be paid into the state general fund.

Source: SL 1951, ch 456, § 4; SL 1957, ch 469; SL 1959, ch 440, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 57.35A04; SDCL, § 10-44-14; SL 1977, ch 98, § 6.