Source: http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=StatuteChapter&Statute=7-16
Timestamp: 2019-01-19 02:54:13
Document Index: 736256402

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 935', '§ 6005', '§ 12', '§ 6', '§ 210', '§ 4706', '§ 34', '§ 23', '§ 8', '§ 7', '§ 7', '§ 12', '§ 1', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 7', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6']

SDLRC - Codified Law 7-16
7-16-1 Election at general election--Oath and bond--Licensed attorney required.
7-16-2 Judicial appointment of acting attorney in event of absence, inability, or disqualification--Fees.
7-16-3 Appointment, qualifications, and powers of deputy attorneys.
7-16-4 Deputy for desertion and public welfare laws in large counties.
7-16-5 Salaries of deputies.
7-16-6 Employment of counsel to assist state's attorney in trial--Employment of state's attorney or deputy in proceedings outside county.
7-16-7 Employment of special investigative agents--Qualifications--Compensation--Records.
7-16-7.1 Employment of paralegal and secretarial assistance.
7-16-8 Opinions and advice to county officers--Fees.
7-16-9 Prosecution and defense of actions for state and county--Proceedings outside county or in federal court.
7-16-9.1 Examination of cases where offender committed or released on bail.
7-16-10 Prosecution of preliminary informations before magistrate.
7-16-11 Attendance and advice to grand jury--Issuance of process.
7-16-12 Repealed.
7-16-13 Prosecution of actions by public authorities for child support.
7-16-14 Actions against county commissioners for misconduct in office.
7-16-15 Continuation of prosecution or defense after change of venue.
7-16-16 Reimbursement of traveling expenses incurred on official business--Mileage allowances.
7-16-17 Reimbursement of expenses outside county.
7-16-18 Extra fees for official business--Representation of private parties--Judicial office--Full-time state's attorney.
7-16-19 Full-time position--Private practice prohibited.
7-16-19.1 Part-time state's attorney--Office at business address authorized.
7-16-20 Duplicate receipts issued for fines, penalties, and costs received.
7-16-21 Deposit and accounting for fines, penalties, and costs received--Failure to account as theft.
7-16-22 Action on attorney's bond for recovery of money received.
7-16-23 Fees and costs in addition to salary--Full-time state's attorney.
7-16-24 Consolidation of office of state's attorney to create office of regional prosecutor.
7-16-25 Establishment of office of regional prosecutor--Notice requirement--Option to withdraw from or modify agreement--Election of state's attorney.
7-16-26 Agreement to create office of regional prosecutor--Specifications of office.
7-16-27 Election district for office of regional prosecutor.
7-16-28 Election of state's attorney for office of regional prosecutor--Oath of office, bond and eligibility requirements.
7-16-29 Application of chapter.
7-16-30 Amendment or modification of regional prosecutor agreement--Existing and future terms.
7-16-31 Residency requirements for state's attorney in counties with low population.
7-16-5. Salaries of deputies. The salaries of the deputy state's attorneys shall be paid in the same manner that the salary of the state's attorney is paid each month.
No deputy state's attorney shall be entitled to receive any salary under the provisions of this section, unless the state's attorney shall, at the same time, attend to and perform the duties of his office as provided by law.
The board of county commissioners may in its discretion allow such compensation for the deputies as it shall deem proper.
Source: SL 1891, ch 108, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 935; SL 1917, ch 191; RC 1919, § 6005; SL 1921, ch 398; SL 1927, ch 194; SDC 1939, § 12.1305; SL 1941, ch 31.
7-16-7.1. Employment of paralegal and secretarial assistance. A state's attorney may employ a paralegal assistant and secretarial assistance as is necessary for the efficient operation of his office. The employment of assistance is subject to prior approval of the board of county commissioners, who shall determine the compensation that the employees receive.
Source: SL 1982, ch 68.
7-16-9.1. Examination of cases where offender committed or released on bail. Each state's attorney shall inquire into and make a full examination of all the facts and circumstances of every case where an offender is committed to jail or released on bail.
Source: SL 1895, ch 64, § 6; RCCrimP 1903, § 210; RC 1919, § 4706; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1504; SDCL, § 23-20-8; SL 1978, ch 164, § 8.
7-16-12. Repealed by SL 1985, ch 52.
7-16-18. Extra fees for official business--Representation of private parties--Judicial office--Full-time state's attorney. Other than fees payable for child support enforcement services upon request of the Department of Social Services under a cooperative agreement with the board of county commissioners, fees payable upon request of the Department of Social Services under a cooperative agreement with the board of county commissioners under the Violence Against Women Act, 42 USC 3796gg et seq. as of January 1, 1997, and fees payable under contract for representation of the county or its officers in civil cases and administrative proceedings outside the county pursuant to § 7-16-6 or fees payable for representation of a board or commission acting pursuant to chapter 46A-10A, the state's attorney may not receive any fee or reward from or on behalf of any prosecutor or other individual for services in any prosecution or business to which it is the state's attorney's official duty to attend, nor be concerned as attorney or counselor for either party, other than for the state or county, in any civil action depending on the same state of facts upon which any criminal prosecution commenced, but undetermined, shall depend. No state's attorney, while in office, is eligible to hold any judicial office. A full-time state's attorney, as defined by § 7-16-19, is not entitled to receive the fees payable for child support enforcement services or services under the Violence Against Women Act provided herein, nor is a full-time state's attorney entitled to extra compensation for representing the county or its officers in civil cases and administrative proceedings outside the county provided herein or for representing a board or commission acting on drainage matters.
Source: SDC 1939, § 12.1307; SL 1977, ch 64, § 1; SL 1983, ch 44, § 3; SL 1986, ch 378, § 3; SL 1997, ch 46, § 1.
7-16-24. Consolidation of office of state's attorney to create office of regional prosecutor. Any board of county commissioners may by resolution propose to consolidate the office of state's attorney with any other county or counties to create an office of regional prosecutor. The board of county commissioners may negotiate and enter into an agreement concerning the services and functions of the office of the regional prosecutor.
Source: SL 1996, ch 54, § 1.
7-16-25. Establishment of office of regional prosecutor--Notice requirement--Option to withdraw from or modify agreement--Election of state's attorney. Any board of county commissioners entering into an agreement establishing the office of regional prosecutor shall give notice before January first of the year of the next general election in which the state's attorney would be elected. Any party to the agreement may give notice of its intent to withdraw from the agreement or to modify the terms of the agreement at any time before January first of the year of the next general election in which the regional prosecutor would be elected. Any county withdrawing from such an agreement, and not entering another, shall proceed to the election of a state's attorney.
Source: SL 1996, ch 54, § 2.
7-16-27. Election district for office of regional prosecutor. For purposes of §§ 7-16-24 to 7-16-30, inclusive, the election district for the office of regional prosecutor includes the total election boundaries of each county entering an agreement for merging the functions of the state's attorney.
Source: SL 1996, ch 54, § 4.
7-16-28. Election of state's attorney for office of regional prosecutor--Oath of office, bond and eligibility requirements. A state's attorney shall be elected for each office of regional prosecutor of this state every fourth year during the general election, who shall qualify by taking the oath of office and giving a bond as provided by law. No person is eligible to the office of regional prosecutor who is not duly licensed to practice as an attorney and counselor at law by the Supreme Court of this state.
Source: SL 1996, ch 54, § 5.
7-16-29. Application of chapter. The provisions of chapter 7-16 shall generally apply to any attorney elected to represent the office of regional prosecutor.
Source: SL 1996, ch 54, § 6.