7-14-5. Delivery to county treasurer of property found on body--Action for recovery.
The coroner must within thirty days after an inquest upon a dead body deliver to the county treasurer any money or other property which may be found upon the body, not expended for burial expenses as provided in §7-14-3, unless claimed in the meantime by the legal representatives of the decedent. If he fails to do so, the treasurer may proceed against him for its recovery by a civil action in the name of the county.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 21, §84; CL 1887, §679; RPolC 1903, §914; RC 1919, §5970; SDC 1939, §12.1103.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Section 7-14-1 - Fees and expenses allowable to coroner set by board.
Section 7-14-2 - Reimbursement and source of payment of coroner's expenses.
Section 7-14-3 - Surrender or burial of body viewed by coroner.
Section 7-14-4 - Offer of body to medical school--Burial if not requisitioned by school.
Section 7-14-5 - Delivery to county treasurer of property found on body--Action for recovery.
Section 7-14-6 - Deposit and sale of property found on body--Delivery to decedent's estate.
Section 7-14-7 - Coroner to account for property before fees paid.
Section 7-14-8 - Salary--Radio.