South Dakota Statutes
§ 7-12-1 — Sheriff to preserve the peace--Apprehension of felons--Execution of process.
South Dakota § 7-12-1
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-12-1 (2026).
Text
The sheriff shall keep and preserve the peace within the county. The sheriff may call to aid any person or power of the county as the sheriff deems necessary. The sheriff shall pursue and apprehend all felons, and shall execute all writs, warrants, and other processes from any court or magistrate for which the sheriff has the legal authority.
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Related
United States v. Red Feather
392 F. Supp. 916 (D. South Dakota, 1975)
State v. Weatherford
416 N.W.2d 47 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1987)
Gateway 2000, Inc. v. Limoges
1996 SD 81 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1996)
City of Onida v. Brandt & Meyer
959 N.W.2d 297 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
Legislative History
SL 1874-5, ch 27, § 68; PolC 1877, ch 21, § 65; CL 1887, § 661; RPolC 1903, § 896; RC 1919, § 5956; SDC 1939, § 12.1001; SL 2016, ch 44, § 21.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 7-12-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/7-12-1.