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§ 7-7-1.4 Appointment of coroner in certain counties authorized.

SD Codified L § 7-7-1.4 (2019) (N/A)
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7-7-1.4. Appointment of coroner in certain counties authorized. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-7-1.1, the board of county commissioners in any county with a population of seventy-five thousand or more may, by resolution, appoint a coroner who shall serve at the pleasure of such board. However, no board of county commissioners may exercise the authority granted pursuant to this section unless:

(1) Not later than the April first preceding the election for coroner, the board, by resolution, adopts the appointment option; and

(2) The appointment of any appointed coroner may not take effect until the expiration of the term of office of any duly elected coroner.Source: SL 1985, ch 49.

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