2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 7 - COUNTIES
Chapter 07 - County Officers In General
§ 7-7-1.4 Appointment of coroner in certain counties authorized.
7-7-1.4. Appointment of coroner in certain counties authorized. Notwithstanding the provisions of ยง 7-7-1.1, the board of county commissioners in any county with a population of seventy-five thousand or more may, by resolution, appoint a coroner who shall serve at the pleasure of such board. However, no board of county commissioners may exercise the authority granted pursuant to this section unless:
(1) Not later than the April first preceding the election for coroner, the board, by resolution, adopts the appointment option; and
(2) The appointment of any appointed coroner may not take effect until the expiration of the term of office of any duly elected coroner.
Source: SL 1985, ch 49.
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