Section 23-14-9.2 – Autopsy fees–Coroner performing autopsy–County of residence to pay for autopsy.
23-14-9.2. Autopsy fees–Coroner performing autopsy–County of residence to pay for autopsy. A physician or surgeon appointed under §23-14-9.1 shall receive a reasonable fee for his services to be ascertained and approved by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the general fund of the county. If the coroner is a physician or surgeon, […]
Section 23-14-10 – Testimony in writing–Subscribing by witnesses.
23-14-10. Testimony in writing–Subscribing by witnesses. The testimony shall be reduced to writing under the coroner’s order, and be subscribed by the witnesses. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1009.
Section 23-14-12 – Inquest not made public until arrest directed.
23-14-12. Inquest not made public until arrest directed. If the inquisition find that a crime has been committed on the deceased, and name the person whom the jury believe committed it, the inquest shall not be made public until after the arrest directed in §23-14-13. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1011.
Section 23-14-13 – Arrest of person charged–Coroner’s warrant.
23-14-13. Arrest of person charged–Coroner’s warrant. If the person charged is present the coroner may order his arrest by a law enforcement officer or any other person present, and shall then make a warrant requiring the law enforcement officer or other person to take him before a committing magistrate. If the person charged is not […]
Section 23-14-14 – Coroner’s warrant equal to magistrate’s warrant–Proceedings as on complaint.
23-14-14. Coroner’s warrant equal to magistrate’s warrant–Proceedings as on complaint. The warrant of a coroner in such case shall be of equal authority with that of a committing magistrate, and when the person charged is brought before the committing magistrate the same proceedings shall be had as in other cases started by a complaint, and […]
Section 23-13-13 – Claim of confidential relation privilege prohibited.
23-13-13. Claim of confidential relation privilege prohibited. Any confidential relation privilege set forth in subdivisions 19-19-503(b) and 19-19-504(b) may not be claimed in any judicial proceeding relating to a report concerning an injury from a firearm made pursuant to §§23-13-10 and 23-13-11. Source: SL 1967, ch 111, §4; SL 1978, ch 169, §7.
Section 23-13-14 – Failure to report bullet wound–Misdemeanor.
23-13-14. Failure to report bullet wound–Misdemeanor. Any person described in §23-13-10 who knowingly fails to make the reports required by §§23-13-10 and 23-13-11 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1967, ch 111, §5; SL 1978, ch 169, §8.
Section 23-14-1 – Duty of coroner to inquire into cause of death.
23-14-1. Duty of coroner to inquire into cause of death. The coroner shall hold an inquest upon the dead bodies of such persons only as are supposed to have died by unlawful means. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1001.
Section 23-13-4 – Enforcement of gambling laws–Duties of public officers.
23-13-4. Enforcement of gambling laws–Duties of public officers. It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, police officers, town marshals, constables, and other peace officers and the state’s attorneys in each county and the deputies or assistants of any of them to cooperate in the enforcement of all the provisions of chapter 22-25. Source: SDC […]
Section 23-13-5 – Neglect of gambling investigation and enforcement–Investigation and prosecution by attorney general.
23-13-5. Neglect of gambling investigation and enforcement–Investigation and prosecution by attorney general. The attorney general shall have authority and it shall be his duty whenever any peace officer or state’s attorney of any county has neglected the investigation and enforcement of chapter 22-25, to make the investigations and complaints and conduct the prosecutions the same […]