7-8-2211. Authorization to sell and exchange county property. (1) Boards of county commissioners of this state have the power to sell, trade, or exchange any real or personal property, however acquired, belonging to the county that is not necessary to the conduct of county business or the preservation of its property.
     (2) Whenever a county purchases equipment as provided in 7-5-2301 through 7-5-2308, county equipment which is not necessary to the conduct of the county business may be traded in as part of the purchase price after appraisal as provided in 7-8-2214 or may be sold at public auction as provided in 7-8-2212, in the discretion of the board.
     (3) Any sale, trade, or exchange of real or personal property shall be accomplished under the provisions of Title 7, and in an exchange of real property the properties shall be appraised and no exchange of county property may be made unless property received in exchange therefor shall be of an equivalent value. In the event the properties are not of equivalent values, the exchange may be completed if a cash payment is made in addition to the delivery of title for property having the lesser value.

     History: En. Subd. 10, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.9, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 110, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 120, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 284, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1009(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 547, L. 1983.