<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 23-3-5 - Duties of state's attorney in criminal matters unaffected by authority of attorney general. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047847Normal { 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.s2047847SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047847CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047847Normal-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.s2047847DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047847000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047847SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047847SCL-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="s2047847Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-5"><span class="s2047847SENU">23-3-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047847SENU">. </span><span class="s2047847CL">Duties of state's attorney in criminal matters unaffected by authority of attorney general.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047847Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047847DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing contained in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-3"><span class="s2047847DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047847DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-3-4"><span class="s2047847DefaultParagraphFont">23-3-4</span></a><span class="s2047847DefaultParagraphFont">, however, shall relieve the state's attorneys from any duty now enjoined upon them by law nor relieve them from the duty of assisting state officials in conduct of criminal proceedings in their respective counties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047847Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047847000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047847Normal"><span class="s2047847SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047847SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0403.</span></p></div></body></html>