South Dakota § 7-14-5 Delivery to county treasurer of property found on body--Action for recovery.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-14-5 — Delivery to county treasurer of property found on body--Action for recovery.

South Dakota § 7-14-5

Title 7COUNTIES

Ch. 7-14CORONER

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-14-5 (2026).

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The coroner must within thirty days after an inquest upon a dead body deliver to the county treasurer any money or other property which may be found upon the body, not expended for burial expenses as provided in § 7-14-3 , unless claimed in the meantime by the legal representatives of the decedent. If he fails to do so, the treasurer may proceed against him for its recovery by a civil action in the name of the county.

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The coroner must within thirty days after an inquest upon a dead body deliver to the county treasurer any money or other property which may be found upon the body, not expended for burial expenses as provided in § 7-14-3 , unless claimed in the meantime by the legal representatives of the decedent. If he fails to do so, the treasurer may proceed against him for its recovery by a civil action in the name of the county.