<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 7-12-6 - Deputy sheriff to act on disqualification or incapacity of sheriff--Coroner to serve papers on sheriff. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035381Normal { 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.s2035381SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035381CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035381Normal-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.s2035381DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035381Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2035381000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035381SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035381SCL-000003 { 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="s2035381Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-12-6"><span class="s2035381SENU">7-12-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035381SENU">. </span><span class="s2035381CL">Deputy sheriff to act on disqualification or incapacity of sheriff--Coroner to serve papers on sheriff.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035381Normal-000000"><span class="s2035381DefaultParagraphFont">If the sheriff is sued, the coroner shall serve the papers on the sheriff. The return on all papers served by the coroner has the same credit as the sheriff's return. The coroner shall receive the same fees as the sheriff receives for like services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035381Normal-000001"><span class="s2035381DefaultParagraphFont">If the sheriff is disqualified or incapacitated, a deputy sheriff shall exercise the powers and duties of the office of sheriff so far as such disqualification or incapacity of the sheriff is required or needed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035381Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035381000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035381Normal"><span class="s2035381SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035381SCL-000003"> SL 1874-5, ch 27, § 88; PolC 1877, ch 21, § 67; CL 1887, § 663; RPolC 1903, § 898; RC 1919, § 5968; SDC 1939, § 12.1101; SL 1968, ch 16, § 3; SL 2016, ch 44, § 25.</span></p></div></body></html>