7-14-7. Coroner to account for property before fees paid.
Before auditing and allowing any account of the coroner the board of county commissioners must require from him a statement in writing of any money or other property found upon persons on whom inquests have been held by him, verified by his oath, to the effect that the statement is true, and that the money or property mentioned in it has been delivered to the legal representatives of the decedent or to the county treasurer.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 21, §87; CL 1887, §682; RPolC 1903, §917; RC 1919, §5973; SDC 1939, §12.1104.
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.