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SD Codified L § 7-16-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16 - State's Attorney|Section 7-16-26 - Agreement to create office of regional prosecutor--Specifications of office.

7-16-26. Agreement to create office of regional prosecutor--Specifications of office.Any two or more counties entering into an agreement to create an office of regional prosecutor may specify the following:(1)The duties of the regional prosecutor on matters such as civil and criminal matters;(2)The precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created thereby together with the powers delegated thereto;(3)The purposes, powers, rights, objectives, and responsibilities;(4)The manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor;(5)The rate of compensation and the method of reimbursement for expenses;(6)The location of the office;(7)The permissible method or methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination; and(8)Any other related matters. Source: SL 1996, ch 54, §3.
SD Codified L § 7-16-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16 - State's Attorney|Section 7-16-27 - Election district for office of regional prosecutor.

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.
SD Codified L § 7-16-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16 - State's Attorney|Section 7-16-28 - Election of state's attorney for office of regional prosecutor--Oath of office, bond and eligibility requirements.

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.
SD Codified L § 7-16-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16 - State's Attorney|Section 7-16-29 - Application of chapter.

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.
SD Codified L § 7-16-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16 - State's Attorney|Section 7-16-30 - Amendment or modification of regional prosecutor agreement--Existing and future terms.

7-16-30. Amendment or modification of regional prosecutor agreement--Existing and future terms.A regional prosecutor agreement may be amended or modified as to the existing term only with the consent of all counties that are party to the agreement and the serving regional prosecutor. A regional prosecution agreement may be amended or modified as to the future terms only with the consent of all counties that are party to the agreement. Source: SL 1996, ch 54, §7.
SD Codified L § 7-16-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16 - State's Attorney|Section 7-16-31 - Residency requirements for state's attorney in counties with low population.

7-16-31. Residency requirements for state's attorney in counties with low population.In any county with a population of less than five thousand persons, no state's attorney is disqualified from holding office for failure to be a resident of that county if the state's attorney is a resident of a county which is contiguous to the county in which the state's attorney holds such office. Source: SL 2004, ch 69, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-1 - Establishment of office by commissioners' resolution.

7-16A-1. Establishment of office by commissioners' resolution.Each board of county commissioners may, by resolution, establish and maintain an office of public defender to fulfill the requirements of §23A-40-7. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-2 - Joint office established by two or more counties.

7-16A-2. Joint office established by two or more counties.If a board of county commissioners elects to establish and maintain an office of public defender, it may join with the board of county commissioners of one or more other counties to jointly establish and maintain an office of public defender. In that case the participating counties shall be treated for the purpose of this chapter as if they were one county. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §6.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-3 - Provisions by establishing board for office.

7-16A-3. Provisions by establishing board for office.If a board of county commissioners elects to establish an office of public defender it shall:(1)Prescribe the qualifications of the public defender, the term of office and the rate of annual compensation; and(2)Provide for the establishment, maintenance, and support of the office. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-4 - Advisory committee to be established--Composition--Chairman.

7-16A-4. Advisory committee to be established--Composition--Chairman.A public defender advisory committee shall be established whenever an office of public defender is established. A committee shall consist of the following members:(1)One person not admitted to the practice of law, not an employee of the county, and not a law enforcement officer, who shall be appointed by the county commissioners of the originating county;(2)Two members of the board of county commissioners of the county, or if two or more counties are participating, one commissioner from each county, who shall be appointed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners of each county;(3)Two attorneys practicing in the county or one attorney, if available, from each county, if two or more counties are participating in the plan, who shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the county's circuit court.The committee shall elect one of its members as chairman. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §2; SL 1983, ch 45, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-5 - Appointment and qualifications of public defender.

7-16A-5. Appointment and qualifications of public defender.The advisory committee shall appoint and dismiss the public defender. To be appointed, a person shall be licensed to practice law in this state, be competent to counsel and defend a person charged with a crime, and have basic knowledge of, and experience in, criminal law. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §§3, 4; SL 1983, ch 45, §2.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-6 - Employment of personnel for defender's office--Administration.

7-16A-6. Employment of personnel for defender's office--Administration.If an office of public defender has been established, the board of county commissioners may employ, on recommendation by the public defender and in the manner and at the compensation prescribed by the advisory committee, such assistant public defenders, clerks, investigators, stenographers, and other persons as the advisory committee considers necessary for carrying out the public defender's duties. The employees shall serve at the pleasure of the public defender. Such employees and the public defender shall, for administrative purposes, be considered to be employees of the county which administers the public defender fund. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §7.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-7 - Qualifications of assistant defenders--Assignment to cases.

7-16A-7. Qualifications of assistant defenders--Assignment to cases.An assistant public defender, before employment, must be licensed to practice law in this state and be competent to counsel and defend a person charged with a crime. A public defender may assign and substitute his assistant public defenders to cases referred to the office of the public defender without prior approval of the court. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §§7, 11.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-8 - Facilities and supplies for office.

7-16A-8. Facilities and supplies for office.If an office of public defender has been established the board of county commissioners shall provide appropriate facilities, including office space, furniture, equipment, books, postage, supplies, and interviewing facilities in the jail, necessary for carrying out the public defender's duties. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §8.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-9 - Persons to be represented--Services provided.

7-16A-9. Persons to be represented--Services provided.A public defender shall represent any indigent person who is:(1)Detained by a law enforcement officer without charge or judicial process;(2)Arrested or charged with having committed a crime or of being a juvenile delinquent;(3)Detained under a conviction of a crime, juvenile delinquency, or mental illness; or(4)Otherwise an indigent person entitled to representation by law, to the same extent as a person having his or her own counsel, and with the necessary services and facilities of representation, including investigation and other preparation, authorized or approved by a court. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §9; SL 2016, ch 44, §35.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-10 - Proceedings in which indigents represented--Co-counsel.

7-16A-10. Proceedings in which indigents represented--Co-counsel.An indigent person who is entitled to be represented by a public defender shall be counseled and defended at all stages of the matter beginning with the earliest time when a person providing his own counsel would be entitled to be represented by an attorney, including the revocation of probation or parole, appeal, and any other post-conviction proceeding that the public defender and the indigent consider appropriate, unless the court in which a proceeding is brought determines that it is not a proceeding that a reasonable person with adequate means would be willing to bring at his own expense. Representation may include co-counsel or associate counsel in appropriate cases. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §9.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-11 - Representation restricted to state courts--Federal matters excepted--Compensation paid by federal courts.

7-16A-11. Representation restricted to state courts--Federal matters excepted--Compensation paid by federal courts.This chapter applies only to representation in the courts of this state, except that it does not prohibit a public defender from representing an indigent person in an action seeking relief other than the recovery of money damages in a federal court of the United States, if;(1)The matter arises out of or is related to an action pending or recently pending in a court of criminal jurisdiction of the state;(2)Representation is under a plan of the United States District Court as required by the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. §3006A) and is approved by the board of county commissioners;(3)The matter arises out of an action pending in the juvenile courts of this state; or(4)The matter arises out of an action pending for the involuntary commitment to the state hospital.Any compensation paid by a federal court of the United States shall be placed directly in the public defender fund. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §16.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-12 - Assignment of substitute when public defender unable to perform--Duty--Compensation of substitute.

7-16A-12. Assignment of substitute when public defender unable to perform--Duty--Compensation of substitute.If at any stage of proceedings, including appeal or other post-judgment proceedings, a public defender is unable to represent an indigent person, because of a conflict of interest or other good cause, the court concerned may assign a substitute private attorney to represent the indigent person.A substitute attorney has the same duty to the indigent person as the public defender for whom the attorney is substituted. The court shall prescribe reasonable compensation for the substitute attorney and approve the expenses necessarily made by the attorney for the defense of the indigent person in the manner pursuant to §23A-40-8. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §10; SL 2016, ch 44, §36.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-13 - Extension to representation in municipal ordinance violations--Contributions by municipality.

7-16A-13. Extension to representation in municipal ordinance violations--Contributions by municipality.The governing body of a municipality situated in a county in which an office of public defender has been established, may request the board of county commissioners of the county to extend the duties of the public defender to represent all indigent persons who are subject to proceedings for a violation of the ordinances of the municipality. On receipt of the request, the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution so extending the duties of the public defender. The contribution that the municipality shall make toward the expenses of the public defender whose duties include the municipality, shall be set and paid as provided by written contract of the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the municipality involved. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §5.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-14 - Payment of expenses directly related to particular cases.

7-16A-14. Payment of expenses directly related to particular cases.Any direct expense, including the cost of a transcript or substitute for a transcript, that is necessarily incurred in representing an indigent under this chapter shall be paid by the municipality or county on behalf of which the service is performed. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §13.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-15 - Apportionment of expenses not otherwise allocable.

7-16A-15. Apportionment of expenses not otherwise allocable.If two or more jurisdictions jointly establish an office of public defender, the expenses not otherwise allocable among the participating jurisdictions, unless otherwise agreed upon, shall be allocated on the basis of population according to the most recent federal decennial census. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §14.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-16 - County appropriations for public defender fund--Administration and accounting for fund--Private contributions.

7-16A-16. County appropriations for public defender fund--Administration and accounting for fund--Private contributions.The board of county commissioners of each county participating in a public defender plan shall annually appropriate money from the general fund to administer the public defender. The funds appropriated by the participating counties shall be placed in a public defender fund which shall be administered by the county originating the public defender plan, unless otherwise agreed upon by the participating boards of county commissioners. Private contributions for the support of the office may be accepted and placed in the fund. The county administering the fund shall give an annual accounting to other participating counties. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §12; SL 1985, ch 77, §4.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-17 - Monthly report to circuit court for setting liens--Disposition of funds collected from liens.

7-16A-17. Monthly report to circuit court for setting liens--Disposition of funds collected from liens.Each public defender shall submit, at least monthly, to the presiding judge of his circuit court, a list of cases disposed of by his office for the purpose of setting the liens required by §23A-40-9. Any funds collected from public defender liens pursuant to the provisions of §23A-40-9 shall be placed in the public defender fund to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §15.
SD Codified L § 7-16A-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16A - Public Defender|Section 7-16A-18 - Records maintained by public defender--Annual report to advisory committee.

7-16A-18. Records maintained by public defender--Annual report to advisory committee.A public defender shall keep appropriate records for each indigent person represented by the public defender's office. A public defender shall submit an annual report to the advisory committee showing the number of indigent persons represented by the public defender's office, the crimes involved, the outcome of each case, and the expenditures made in carrying out the public defender's responsibilities. Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §17; SL 2016, ch 44, §37.
SD Codified L § 7-16B-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16B - County Legal Expense Relief Program|Section 7-16B-13 - County legal expense relief fund established--Administration.

7-16B-13. County legal expense relief fund established--Administration.There is established at the association of county commissioners a county legal expense relief fund administered by the county legal expense relief board created pursuant to §7-16B-22. Expenditures from the fund shall be approved by the board. Source: SL 1992, ch 55, §1; SL 1995, ch 40; SL 2010, ch 37, §1; SL 2016, ch 44, §38.
SD Codified L § 7-16B-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16B - County Legal Expense Relief Program|Section 7-16B-14 - Request for participation fund--Minimum number of participating counties required for chapter to become effective--Time limit.

7-16B-14. Request for participation fund--Minimum number of participating counties required for chapter to become effective--Time limit.A majority of the members-elect of the county commission shall pass a resolution requesting participation in the county legal expense relief fund before November 1, 1993, to initially be considered a participating county for the purposes of this chapter. If less than thirty-five of the counties in the state have passed resolutions requesting participation in this chapter before November 1, 1993, this chapter does not become effective. Each board of county commissioners shall by resolution take official action on whether the county will participate in the county legal expense relief fund. Such resolution shall be sent to the Office of the South Dakota Association of County Commissioners. Source: SL 1992, ch 55, §2; SL 1993, ch 66, §1.
SD Codified L § 7-16B-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16B - County Legal Expense Relief Program|Section 7-16B-15 - Promulgation of rules.

7-16B-15. Promulgation of rules.The county legal expense relief board shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, regarding the procedure and requirements for allowing additional counties to participate in the fund, the procedure and requirements for allowing participating counties to withdraw from the fund, and other policies to facilitate the administration, distributions, and assessments associated with the fund. Source: SL 1992, ch 55, §3; SL 1993, ch 66, §2; SL 2016, ch 44, §39.
SD Codified L § 7-16B-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16B - County Legal Expense Relief Program|Section 7-16B-16 - Application for funds--Qualifying amount of expenses.

7-16B-16. Application for funds--Qualifying amount of expenses.Any participating county may apply to the board for funds from the county legal expense relief fund if that county has incurred expenses related to any one criminal prosecution resulting in a court trial that are in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars.The application shall include such information as the board may prescribe. Source: SL 1992, ch 55, §4; SL 1993, ch 66, §3; SL 1995, ch 41, §1; SL 2016, ch 44, §40.
SD Codified L § 7-16B-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16B - County Legal Expense Relief Program|Section 7-16B-17 - Approval of application and disbursements--Amount.

7-16B-17. Approval of application and disbursements--Amount.The board established pursuant to §7-16B-22 shall determine if the application is in order and the claim is justified and may approve disbursements to the county for ninety percent of any expenses related to any one criminal prosecution resulting in a court trial which qualifies pursuant to §7-16B-16 and may continue to reimburse the county for ninety percent of the expenses for that trial. Reimbursement pursuant to this section shall be made only upon that portion of the legal expenses related to such criminal prosecution resulting in a court trial which is in excess of the qualifying amount set forth in §7-16B-16. Source: SL 1992, ch 55, §5; SL 1995, ch 41, §2.
SD Codified L § 7-16B-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16B - County Legal Expense Relief Program|Section 7-16B-18 - Series of trials as one trial.

7-16B-18. Series of trials as one trial.A series of trials arising out of a single incident shall be considered as one court trial in applying the provisions of §§7-16B-16 and 7-16B-17. Source: SL 1992, ch 55, §6.
SD Codified L § 7-16B-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 7 - Counties|Chapter 16B - County Legal Expense Relief Program|Section 7-16B-19 - Calculation of disbursements and each county's share--Certification of assessment.

7-16B-19. Calculation of disbursements and each county's share--Certification of assessment.Prior to January thirty-first, the board shall calculate the actual disbursements from the county legal expense relief fund in the previous calendar year and shall compute each participating county's share utilizing the formula established in §7-16B-20. The board shall certify each participating county's share of the total assessment to the county auditor before the last day of January, April, July, and October. Each participating county shall remit its share of the county legal expense relief fund to the board within thirty days of certification. Source: SL 1992, ch 55, §7; SL 2012, ch 52, §1.