South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-12-11 — Responsibility of sheriff for deputies, jailers, and clerks--Summary relief from duties.

South Dakota § 7-12-11
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 7COUNTIES
Ch. 7-11SHERIFF

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-12-11 (2026).

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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.

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Related

Eischen v. Minnehaha County
363 N.W.2d 199 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1985)
16 case citations
Groseclose v. Bloom
368 N.W.2d 572 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1985)
Rasmussen v. Swanson
(D. South Dakota, 2024)

Legislative History

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.

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