<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 7-12-11 - Responsibility of sheriff for deputies, jailers, and clerks--Summary relief from duties. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035387Normal { 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.s2035387SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035387CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035387Normal-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.s2035387DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035387000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035387SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035387SCL-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="s2035387Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-12-11"><span class="s2035387SENU">7-12-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035387SENU">. </span><span class="s2035387CL">Responsibility of sheriff for deputies, jailers, and clerks--Summary relief from duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035387Normal-000000"><span class="s2035387DefaultParagraphFont">The sheriff is responsible for the acts of each deputy, jailer, and clerk in the performance of the duties of the sheriff's office. The sheriff may summarily relieve any deputy, jailer, or clerk of any or all official responsibilities and duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035387Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035387000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035387Normal"><span class="s2035387SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035387SCL-000002"> SL 1917, ch 190, § 1; RC 1919, § 5966; SDC 1939, § 12.1009; SL 1955, ch 20; SL 1963, ch 40, § 4; SL 2016, ch 44, § 26.</span></p></div></body></html>