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, he may personally perform such autopsy; and he 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 death or autopsy occurs in a county other than the decedents' county of residence, the county of residence shall reimburse the county where the autopsy occurred for the cost of the autopsy, provided that the county of residence either requested the autopsy or is the site where the accident or injury leading to the death occurred.
Source: SL 1951, ch 188, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §34.1015; SL 1961, ch 184, §1; SL 1967, ch 103, §2; SDCL, §23-13-9; SL 1978, ch 171, §13; SL 1987, ch 172.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 14 - Coroner's Inquests
Section 23-14-1 - Duty of coroner to inquire into cause of death.
Section 23-14-3 - Summons of jury for coroner's inquest.
Section 23-14-5 - Bystander as juror--Juror failing to appear.
Section 23-14-7 - Witnesses to be subpoenaed--Fees--Compelling attendance--Contempt.
Section 23-14-9 - Physician summoned to make examination--Compensation.
Section 23-14-9.1 - Autopsy ordered by state's attorney, sheriff, or coroner.
Section 23-14-10 - Testimony in writing--Subscribing by witnesses.
Section 23-14-12 - Inquest not made public until arrest directed.
Section 23-14-13 - Arrest of person charged--Coroner's warrant.
Section 23-14-14 - Coroner's warrant equal to magistrate's warrant--Proceedings as on complaint.
Section 23-14-15 - Recitals in coroner's warrant--Foundation for commitment proceedings.
Section 23-14-16 - Papers returned to circuit court.
Section 23-14-17 - Forms to be promulgated--Publication--Effect of forms.
Section 23-14-18 - Deaths to be investigated by coroner.
Section 23-14-18.1 - Designation of special death investigators.
Section 23-14-18.2 - Jurisdiction and duties of special death investigators.
Section 23-14-18.3 - Investigation of uncertified deaths.
Section 23-14-18.4 - Compensation of special death investigators.