South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - County Officers In General
Section 7-7-12 - Salary for state's attorney--Contract for services--Prohibitions.

7-7-12. Salary for state's attorney--Contract for services--Prohibitions.
The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the state's attorney. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule as based upon the most recent decennial federal census of population for counties:


In counties of over fifty thousand population where a full-time state's attorney is required or in counties where the commissioners designate the position full-time the sum of seventy-one thousand five hundred thirty-four dollars per year. In counties of less than fifty thousand population the commissioners may designate the position full-time. The decision by the commissioners shall be adopted prior to the first day of January in the year of the election and may only be amended for that term of office with the consent of both the state's attorney and the commissioners. If no state's attorney is elected to the office at any general election, the board of county commissioners may contract for such legal services and negotiate the compensation therefor on terms and conditions determined by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may not decrease the salary of the state's attorney during consecutive terms of office of the state's attorney.

Source: SDC 1939, §12.1707; SL 1941, ch 32, §2; SL 1943, ch 29, §2; SL 1947, ch 39, §3; SL 1953, ch 22, §3; SL 1957, ch 23, §2; SL 1961, ch 34; SL 1963, ch 45; SL 1964, ch 27; SL 1965, ch 27, §2; SL 1966, ch 26, §1; SL 1968, ch 17, §1; SL 1970, ch 45; SL 1972, ch 39, §1; SL 1974, ch 60; SL 1975, ch 73; SL 1977, ch 59, §2; SL 1978, ch 53, §4; SL 1979, ch 40, §1; SL 1980, ch 53, §2; SL 1981, ch 49, §1; SL 1982, ch 61, §2; SL 1982, ch 62, §1; SL 1983, ch 39, §2; SL 1984, ch 44, §2; SL 1985, ch 46, §2; SL 1986, ch 63, §2; SL 1988, ch 67, §1; SL 1991, ch 57, §3; SL 2002, ch 41, §§1, 3; SL 2007, ch 37, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; SL 2007, ch 37, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2013, ch 31, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; SL 2013, ch 31, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; SL 2020, ch 24, § 1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 7 - Counties

Chapter 07 - County Officers In General

Section 7-7-1 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term.

Section 7-7-1.1 - County officers to be elected quadrenially--Staggered terms--Expiration of term for combined offices.

Section 7-7-1.2 - Combining county offices.

Section 7-7-1.3 - First election of officer for combined office--Term--Salary.

Section 7-7-1.4 - Appointment--Coroner.

Section 7-7-1.5 - Submission of question of combined offices to voters--Procedure.

Section 7-7-1.6 - Submitting to voters the question of combining with other counties a county office--Procedure.

Section 7-7-1.7 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Term.

Section 7-7-1.8 - Ordinance combining with other counties a county office.

Section 7-7-1.9 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Election--Term.

Section 7-7-1.10 - Procedure upon vacancy of a combined office.

Section 7-7-2 - Hours of operation for county offices established by board of county commissioners--Exceptions.

Section 7-7-2.1 - Closing of courthouse for emergency or severe weather.

Section 7-7-3 - Compensation of county commissioners.

Section 7-7-4 - Mileage allowance for county commissioners.

Section 7-7-5 - Salary of county commissioners.

Section 7-7-6 - Compensation of county commissioners acting in drainage matters.

Section 7-7-7 - Mileage allowance when commissioners travel together--Pooling of mileage allowances.

Section 7-7-8 - Determination of population for county salary purposes.

Section 7-7-9.1 - Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds--Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office.

Section 7-7-10.1 - Salary for combination of two or more elected positions.

Section 7-7-12 - Salary for state's attorney--Contract for services--Prohibitions.

Section 7-7-14 - Determination of population of newly created or organized county.

Section 7-7-17 - Salaries as full compensation--Fees paid into treasury.

Section 7-7-20 - Authorization for employment of deputies and clerks--Payment of compensation.

Section 7-7-21 - Appointment and removal of deputies and clerks--Oath of office and bond.

Section 7-7-22 - Powers of deputies--Responsibility of elected officer.

Section 7-7-23 - Officer receiving salary of deputy or clerk as theft.

Section 7-7-24 - Mileage allowance to county officials.

Section 7-7-25 - Meetings of county officials for advancement of county government--Authorization.

Section 7-7-26 - Prior authorization required for reimbursement of expenses for attending meetings--Vouchers for payment.

Section 7-7-27 - Payments for research to county commissioners' associations and educational institutions.

Section 7-7-28 - Formation of association of county commissioners and elected officials--Powers of association--Appropriations for dues.

Section 7-7-29 - Local government records destruction board.