7-14-6. Deposit and sale of property found on body--Delivery to decedent's estate.
Upon the delivery of any property to the treasurer, as provided in §7-14-5, he must, if it be money, place it to the credit of the county; or, if it be other property, he must within thirty days sell it at public auction, upon reasonable notice, and place the proceeds to the credit of the county. If the money in the treasury be demanded within six years by the legal representatives of the decedent, the treasurer must pay it to them, after deducting the fees and expenses of the coroner and of the county in relation to the matter; or it may be paid at any time thereafter upon the order of the board of county commissioners.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 21, §§85, 86; CL 1887, §§680, 681; RPolC 1903, §§915, 916; RC 1919, §§5971, 5972; 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.