Section 23-14-16 – Papers returned to circuit court.
23-14-16. Papers returned to circuit court. The coroner shall then return to the circuit court the inquisition, the written evidence, and a list of the witnesses who testified to material matters. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1014.
Section 23-14-17 – Forms to be promulgated–Publication–Effect of forms.
23-14-17. Forms to be promulgated–Publication–Effect of forms. The attorney general shall promulgate forms, pursuant to chapter 1-26, implementing this chapter. The code commission shall publish such forms as an appendix to this chapter when it publishes the pocket parts or revised volumes of the South Dakota Codified Laws. Such forms shall be illustrative and not […]
Section 23-14-18 – Deaths to be investigated by coroner.
23-14-18. Deaths to be investigated by coroner. The county coroner shall investigate any human death if a determination of the cause and manner of death is in the public interest. Nothing in the provisions of this section, §23-14-9.1, 23-14-19, 23-14-20, 34-26-2, 34-26-5, or 34-26-14 supersedes the obligation of any county sheriff to pursue and apprehend […]
Section 23-14-18.1 – Designation of special death investigators.
23-14-18.1. Designation of special death investigators. The secretary of health may designate physicians, physician’s assistants, or certified nurse practitioners with competency in the field of forensic pathology as special death investigators. Source: SL 1989, ch 204, §1; SL 1991, ch 198, §2; SL 2017, ch 171, §50.
Section 23-14-18.2 – Jurisdiction and duties of special death investigators.
23-14-18.2. Jurisdiction and duties of special death investigators. At the request of a county coroner having jurisdiction over a dead body, or at the request of a state’s attorney in deaths which may have occurred by unlawful means, the special death investigator may directly assume jurisdiction over any dead body when determination of the cause […]
Section 23-14-3 – Summons of jury for coroner’s inquest.
23-14-3. Summons of jury for coroner’s inquest. When the coroner has notice of the dead body of a person supposed to have died by unlawful means, found or being in his county, he shall issue a warrant to the sheriff of his county, requiring him to summon forthwith three electors having the qualifications of jurors […]
Section 23-14-5 – Bystander as juror–Juror failing to appear.
23-14-5. Bystander as juror–Juror failing to appear. If any juror fails to appear, the coroner shall cause the proper number to be summoned and returned from the bystanders and immediately proceed to impanel them. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1004.
Section 23-14-7 – Witnesses to be subpoenaed–Fees–Compelling attendance–Contempt.
23-14-7. Witnesses to be subpoenaed–Fees–Compelling attendance–Contempt. The coroner may issue subpoenas for witnesses or records, returnable forthwith or at such time and place as the coroner shall direct, and witnesses shall be allowed the same fees as in cases before a magistrate. The coroner has the same authority as a magistrate to enforce the attendance […]
Section 23-14-9 – Physician summoned to make examination–Compensation.
23-14-9. Physician summoned to make examination–Compensation. In any such inquisition by a coroner, when he or the jury deem it requisite, he may summon one or more physicians or surgeons to make an examination, and shall allow in such case a reasonable compensation instead of witness fees. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1007.
Section 23-14-9.1 – Autopsy ordered by state’s attorney, sheriff, or coroner.
23-14-9.1. Autopsy ordered by state’s attorney, sheriff, or coroner. If a state’s attorney or a sheriff or a coroner has reason to believe that a deceased person may have died in his or her jurisdiction by unlawful means, the state’s attorney, sheriff, or coroner may order and direct a physician or surgeon to perform an […]