In computing the aggregate amount of indebtedness of any public body for the purposes of § 6-8B-36, bonds which have been refunded, as provided in this chapter, by immediate payment or prior redemption and retirement or by the placement of the proceeds of refunding bonds or investments thereof in escrow, are not deemed outstanding indebtedness as of the date on which sufficient moneys are placed with the paying agent of the outstanding bonds for the purpose of immediately paying, or redeeming and retiring the bonds, or as of the date on which the proceeds of the refunding bonds or investments thereof are placed in an escrow.
SDCL 6-8B-37