<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23-3-10 - Police powers of division personnel. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047852Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047852SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047852CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047852Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047852DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047852000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047852SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047852SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047852Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-10"><span class="s2047852SENU">23-3-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047852SENU">. </span><span class="s2047852CL">Police powers of division personnel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047852Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047852DefaultParagraphFont">The assistants appointed by the attorney general shall have, in any part of the state, the same powers with respect to the enforcement of law as sheriffs, constables, police, and peace officers and may execute any warrant of arrest issued by any magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction within the state. It shall be the duty of said assistants of the attorney general to act in all parts of the state in the detection, apprehension, arrest, and prosecution of anyone violating any of the criminal laws of the state when so directed by the attorney general, except as provided by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-11"><span class="s2047852DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-11</span></a><span class="s2047852DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047852Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047852000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047852Normal"><span class="s2047852SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047852SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 55.1602.</span></p></div></body></html>