<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 7-12-26 - County payment of judgments against sheriff and deputies. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035405Normal { 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.s2035405SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035405CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035405Normal-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.s2035405DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035405000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035405SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035405SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035405Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-12-26"><span class="s2035405SENU">7-12-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035405SENU">. </span><span class="s2035405CL">County payment of judgments against sheriff and deputies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035405Normal-000000"><span class="s2035405DefaultParagraphFont">All judgments rendered against the sheriff, deputies, and clerks by reason of any official duties performed by the sheriff, deputies, and clerks shall be paid by the board of county commissioners.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035405Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035405000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035405Normal"><span class="s2035405SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035405SCL-000002"> SL 1917, ch 190, § 1; RC 1919, § 5966; SDC 1939, § 12.1010; SL 1951, ch 23, § 1; SL 1963, ch 40, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 7-12-26 - County payment of judgments against sheriff and deputies. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035406Normal { 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.s2035406SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035406CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035406Normal-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.s2035406DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035406000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035406SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035406SCL-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="s2035406Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-12-26.1"><span class="s2035406SENU">7-12-26.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035406SENU">. </span><span class="s2035406CL">Purchase of liability insurance for sheriff, deputies, and employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035406Normal-000000"><span class="s2035406DefaultParagraphFont">Each board of county commissioners may purchase and pay premiums on insurance covering and insuring the sheriff and each deputy and employee of the sheriff. The insurance shall insure against personal liability as a result of errors and omissions in the performance of official duties. The premiums shall be paid from the county general fund.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035406Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035406000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035406Normal"><span class="s2035406SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035406SCL-000002"> SL 1970, ch 54; SL 2010, ch 36, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>