§ 7-13-1 Appointment and terms of constables--Accountability.

SD Codified L § 7-13-1 (2019) (N/A)
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7-13-1. Appointment and terms of constables--Accountability. The board of county commissioners may appoint constables who are registered voters. The constables shall hold office at the pleasure of the board of county commissioners for a term of two years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The board of county commissioners may establish guidelines for the accountability of constables.

Source: SL 1920 (SS), ch 38, § 2; SDC 1939, § 12.1501; SL 1961, ch 32, § 1; SL 1979, ch 43; SL 1981, ch 55, § 1.