<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 7-16-9 - Prosecution and defense of actions for state and county--Proceedings outside county or in federal court. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035437Normal { 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.s2035437SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035437CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035437Normal-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.s2035437DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035437DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035437000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035437SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035437SCL-000003 { 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="s2035437Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-16-9"><span class="s2035437SENU">7-16-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035437SENU">. </span><span class="s2035437CL">Prosecution and defense of actions for state and county--Proceedings outside county or in federal court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035437Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035437DefaultParagraphFont">The state's attorney shall appear in all courts of his county and prosecute and defend on behalf of the state or his county all actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, in which the state or county is interested or a party. No state's attorney is required to appear in courts outside his county to prosecute and defend on behalf of the state or his county, any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which the state or county is interested or a party, except as required under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-16-15"><span class="s2035437DefaultParagraphFont">7-16-15</span></a><span class="s2035437DefaultParagraphFont">. If a part</span><span class="s2035437DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035437DefaultParagraphFont">time state's attorney appears in courts outside his county or in federal courts to represent the state or his county, he may receive extra compensation for the legal services pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-16-6"><span class="s2035437DefaultParagraphFont">7-16-6</span></a><span class="s2035437DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035437Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035437000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035437Normal"><span class="s2035437SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035437SCL-000003"> SL 1883, ch 43, § 2; CL 1887, § 428; RPolC 1903, § 928; RC 1919, § 5998; SDC 1939, § 12.1302 (2); SL 1983, ch 44, § 6; SL 1985, ch 51.</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 7-16-9 - Prosecution and defense of actions for state and county--Proceedings outside county or in federal court. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035438Normal { 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.s2035438SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035438CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035438Normal-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.s2035438DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035438000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035438SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035438SCL-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="s2035438Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-16-9.1"><span class="s2035438SENU">7-16-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035438SENU">. </span><span class="s2035438CL">Examination of cases where offender committed or released on bail.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035438Normal-000000"><span class="s2035438DefaultParagraphFont">Each state's attorney shall inquire into and make a full examination of all the facts and circumstances of every case where an offender is committed to jail or released on bail.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035438Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035438000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035438Normal"><span class="s2035438SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035438SCL-000002"> SL 1895, ch 64, § 6; RCCrimP 1903, § 210; RC 1919, § 4706; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.1504; SDCL, § 23-20-8; SL 1978, ch 164, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>