All fees and charges for municipal utilities and utility services not received by the city prior to the close of business on the fifteenth day of the month shall be declared delinquent; a late charge of 5% of the total amount appearing on the billing statement or $1, whichever is greater, which must then be paid in addition to the fees and charges stated in the original billing statement. All governmental subdivisions and activated military personnel during the respective period of activation, upon proof of activation, are exempt from said delinquent charge. In the event the fifteenth day falls upon a weekend or other holiday, the late charge will not accrue until the next succeeding business day.
(Prior Code, § H-6-3)
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Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-39-1, 9-39-23 and 9-40-1